acrylamide, n. Org. Chem.
(əˈkrɪləmaɪd)
[a. F. acrylamide (coined by M. Moureu 1893, in Bull. Soc. Chimique (Paris) IX. 417): see acryl n., amide n.]
The amide of acrylic acid, a toxic, colourless, crystalline solid, CH2= CHCONH2 , which readily yields water-soluble polymers.
| 1893 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXIV. i. 695 Acrylamide is prepared by saturating a cooled benzene solution of acrylic chloride with dry ammonia. 1945 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry: Trans. LXIV. 233/2 When the hydrogen sulphate was heated to 130°—140°, no significant conversion into acrylamide was observed. 1988 L. Stryer Biochem. (ed. 3) iii. 44 Their [sc. polyacrylamide gels'] pore sizes can be controlled by choosing various concentrations of acrylamide and methylenebisacrylamide (a cross-linking reagent) at the time of polymerization. |