Pivalamide (2,2-dimethylpropanamide, or NDEPA), a simple amide substituted with a tert-butyl group having the chemical formula: tBu-CO-NH2. It is the amide of pivalic acid.

Pivalamide[1]
Skeletal formula of pivalamide
Ball-and-stick model of the pivalamide molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dimethylpropanamide
Other names
Trimethylacetamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.949 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 212-043-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H11NO/c1-5(2,3)4(6)7/h1-3H3,(H2,6,7) checkY
    Key: XIPFMBOWZXULIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C5H11NO/c1-5(2,3)4(6)7/h1-3H3,(H2,6,7)
    Key: XIPFMBOWZXULIA-UHFFFAOYAC
  • O=C(N)C(C)(C)C
Properties
C5H11NO
Molar mass 101.149 g·mol−1
Melting point 154 to 157 °C (309 to 315 °F; 427 to 430 K)
Boiling point 212 °C (414 °F; 485 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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N-Pivalamide, is a functional group having the following chemical formula: tBu-CO-NH-R

References

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  1. ^ Pivalamide, chemicalbook.com