Chemistry A-Level
Amide linkage
What Amide linkage means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Amide linkage
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The –CO–NH– unit within the polymer backbone, with the carbonyl carbon bonded directly to the nitrogen and no oxygen in the link.
The –CONH– group in which the carbonyl carbon comes from the acid and the nitrogen from the amine.
Topics that use Amide linkage
- Polyesters and polyamides (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid hydrolysis of esters
- Addition polymerisation
- Amide group formation
- Base hydrolysis of esters
- Condensation polymerisation
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol monomers
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol or diamine monomers
- difunctional monomers
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