GC: n
S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2005/np06/en/ (last access: 25 August 2016); NCI – http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/acrylamide-fact-sheet (last access: 25 August 2016).
N: 1. Borrowed from French, from acrylique “acrylic” (entry 1) + amide “amide”. First Known Use: 1893.
. An amide C3H5NO that is derived from acrylic acid, that polymerizes readily, and that is used in the manufacture of synthetic textile fibers
2. acrylamide, a white, odourless, crystalline substance belonging to the family of organic compounds; its molecular formula is C3H5NO. Acrylamide is produced as a result of industrial processes and is generated in certain foods as a result of cooking at high temperatures. Because acrylamide is neurotoxic and is listed as a probable carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) in humans, its presence in many processed foods has been a source of public health concern.
3. prop-2-enamide: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).
4. acrylamide: part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, 31 December, 1987).
5. Chemical formula: CH2CHCONH2 or CH2–H-CO-NH2.
S: 1. MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrylamide (last access: 17 April 2024). 2. EncBrit – https://global.britannica.com/science/acrylamide (last access: 25 August 2016). 3 to 5. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=acrylamide&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 17 April 2024).
SYN: 2-propenamide, ethylenecarboxamide, acrylic amide.
S: EncBrit – https://global.britannica.com/science/acrylamide (last access: 25 August 2016)
CR: amide
