Benzamide
ALDRICH/399337 - purified by sublimation, ≥99.5%
Synonym: Benzoic acid amide
CAS Number: 55-21-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H7NO
Molecular Weight: 121.14
EC Number: 200-227-7
MDL Number: MFCD00007968
Linear Formula: C6H5CONH2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.5% |
| form | powder |
| functional group | amide |
| phenyl | |
| InChI | 1S/C7H7NO/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1- |
| InChI key | KXDAEFPNCMNJSK-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 125-128 °C (lit.) |
| purified by | sublimation |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | NC(=O)c1ccccc1 |
| solubility | ethanol: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to light yellow |
| Application: | Benzamide was used to study the mechanism of photocatalytic decomposition of aqueous solution of acetic acid, acetamide and acetonitrile in the presence of semiconductors. Benzamide was used to develop a robust screening method to study biotransformations using (+)-γ-lactamase enzyme. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Inhibits poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). |
| General description: | Benzamide (Benzoic acid amide, BA) is an amide of benzoic acid. BA on crystallization in benzene (solvent) affords crystals suitable for X-ray analysis. Crystal structure studies suggest that its crystals are monoclinic having space group P21/c. Kinetics and mechanism of its reaction with hydrogen peroxide have been proposed. |
| Packaging: | 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H341 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-68 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 356.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 180 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.5% |
| mp | 125-128 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



