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N,N-dimethylformamide

68-12-2C3H7NO73.095 g/mol

A member of the class of formamides that is formamide in which the amino hydrogens are replaced by methyl groups. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Dimethylformamide

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

R06-B-001-JNIOSH, MOE · FY2024

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number68-12-2ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC3H7NOChEBI ↗
Molar mass73.095 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass73.05276 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:17741ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass73.09 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass73.052763847 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP-1PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)20.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors1PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.

Names & structural identifiers

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N,N-dimethylformamide
N,N-dimethylformamide
ZMXDDKWLCZADIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[H]C(=O)N(C)C
InChI=1S/C3H7NO/c1-4(2)3-5/h3H,1-2H3

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

geroprotectorpolar aprotic solventhepatotoxic agent

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2024 source classification
N,N-Dimethylformamide · R06-B-001-JNIOSH, MOE
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 3
Acute toxicity (Dermal)Category 4
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours)Category 3
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2
CarcinogenicityCategory 1B

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0136808 mol

Uses 73.095 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 3 atoms
49.30%
O
Oxygen · 1 atom
21.89%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
19.16%
H
Hydrogen · 7 atoms
9.65%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:17741

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 6228 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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