SHEET /m/acrylamide · PubChem CID 6579 · CAS 79-06-1 · REV 2026.07
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Acrylamide from source
C3H5NO · 71.08 g/mol
2-Propenamide · prop-2-enamide · Propenamide · Acrylic acid amide
chemical compound
CategoryFood & flavor
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C=CC(=O)N
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported rat oral LD50 for Acrylamide is 124 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
8.7 g
a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (8,680 mg)
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
124 mg/kg · moderately toxic · LD50 rat oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
2 more reported values
- 170 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
- 400 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rat
DangerToxicIrritantHealth hazardH301, H311, H312, H315, H316, H317, H319, H332, H340, H350, H360, H361, H370, H372, H402from source
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Where Acrylamide leads
Found infrom source
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