The main application is as a substitute for
urea in fertilizers. Oxamide hydrolyzes (releases ammonia) very slowly, which is sometimes preferred vs the quick release by urea. It is used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations. It also finds use in
APCP rocket motors as a high performance burn rate suppressant. The use of oxamide in concentrations of 1-3 wt% has shown to slow the linear burn rate while having minimal impact on propellant
specific impulse.
N,''N'-''substituted oxamides are supporting
ligands for the copper-catalyzed
amination and
amidation of
aryl halides in
Ullmann-Goldberg reaction, including relatively unreactive
aryl chloride substrates. ==Reactions==