Formanilide

Formanilide is the organic compound with the formula C₆H₅N(H)CHO. It is the formamide of aniline. It is a colorless solid. The compound is an additive in rubber products as well as a common synthetic intermediate.^[1] For example, it is a precursor to the fungicide mepanipyrim. Dehydration of formanilide gives phenylisocyanide.

Formanilide

Names
Preferred IUPAC name N-Phenylformamide
Other names N-formylaniline, formylaniline, phenylformamide
Identifiers
CAS Number	103-70-8
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:42416
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1232659
ChemSpider	7388
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.851
EC Number	203-136-0
PubChem CID	7671
UNII	2805XEA9CL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3025338
InChI InChI=1S/C7H7NO/c9-6-8-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-6H,(H,8,9) Key: DYDNPESBYVVLBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)NC=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H7NO
Molar mass	121.139 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless or white solid
Density	1.144 g/cm3
Melting point	46.6–47.5 °C (115.9–117.5 °F; 319.8–320.6 K)
Boiling point	271 °C (520 °F; 544 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H302
Precautionary statements	P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references