Oxamide is used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations. It also finds use in APCP rocket motors as a high performance burn rate suppressant.
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Applications
Oxamide is used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations. It also finds use in APCP rocket motors as a high performance burn rate suppressant.
Solubility
Soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and insoluble in diethyl ether.
Notes
Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Keep container tightly closed.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Yanga, L.; Liub, L.; Olsena, B.A.; Nussbaum, M.A. The determination of oxalic acid, oxamic acid, and oxamide in a drug substance by ion-exclusion chromatography. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 2000, 22, (3), 487-493.
- Isabel Fernandez.; JoseR. Pedro.; Antonio L. Rosello.; Rafael Ruiz.; Xavier Ottenwaelder.; Yves Journaux. Aerobic epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by square-planar nickel(II) complexes of bis-N,N'-disubstituted oxamides and related ligands. Tetrahedron Letters. 1998, 39, (18), 2869-2872.