Loading [MathJax]/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
Skip to main content
Library homepage
 

Text Color

Text Size

 

Margin Size

 

Font Type

Enable Dyslexic Font
Chemistry LibreTexts

Amide

( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)

An amide is a carboxylic acid derivative that has the following general structural formula.

amide1.png

R1, R2, and R3 could be hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, aryl groups, or any combination thereof.

eg:

amide2.png

The O=C—N group in an amide is called the amide group.

amide3.png

see also primary amide, secondary amide, tertiary amide, lactam


This page titled Amide is shared under a All Rights Reserved (used with permission) license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Gamini Gunawardena via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

  • Was this article helpful?

Support Center

How can we help?