The molecule is the simplest monocarboxylic acid amide, obtained by formal condensation of formic acid with ammonia. The parent of the class of formaldehydes. It has a role as a solvent. It is a monocarboxylic acid amide, a one-carbon compound and a member of formamides. It derives from a formic acid. It is a tautomer of a formimidic acid.
formamide