Hydrolysis of amides
What Hydrolysis of amides means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Predicting that an amide hydrolyses under acid or alkaline conditions to give a carboxylic acid or its salt plus an ammonium ion or amine.
Amides can be hydrolysed by heating with aqueous acid or alkali to release the carboxylic acid (or its salt) and ammonia or an amine.
Topics that use Hydrolysis of amides
- Amino acids, amides and chirality (OCR A-Level)
- Nitrogen compounds, polymers and synthesis - 6.2.5 Organic synthesis (OCR A-Level)
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