Chemistry A-Level
Formation of amides
What Formation of amides means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Formation of amides
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Amides are formed when a carboxylic acid derivative such as an acyl chloride or acid anhydride reacts with ammonia or an amine.
Topics that use Formation of amides
- Amino acids, amides and chirality (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid–base reaction of the COOH group
- Amide and ester formation
- Bifunctional nature of amino acids
- Brønsted–Lowry base
- Carboxylate salt formation
- chirality
- Counting groups bonded to nitrogen
- Delocalisation and reduced basicity of the amide nitrogen
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