Formamide has lively reactivity and special dissolving ability, and can be used as raw material for organic synthesis, paper treatment agent, softener for fiber industry, softener for animal glue, and also used as analytical reagent for determination of amino acid content in rice. In organic synthesis, there are many uses in medicine, and there are also many uses in pesticides, dyes, pigments, fragrances, and auxiliaries.

Used as an intermediate to synthesize imidazole, pyrimidine, 1,3,5-triazine, caffeine, theophylline, theobromine. Used as raw materials for dyes, fragrances, pigments, adhesives, textile auxiliaries, paper treatment agents, etc. Raw materials for the production of formic acid and dimethylformamide, etc.

It is also an excellent organic solvent, mainly used in the spinning of acrylonitrile copolymer and ion exchange resin, as well as the antistatic coating or conductive coating of plastic products. In addition, it is also used for separating chlorosilane, purifying oil and so on. Formamide can undergo a variety of reactions. In addition to the three hydrogens participating in the reaction, it can also undergo dehydration, de-CO, introduction of amino groups, introduction of acyl groups and cyclization.