Amines and Amides (HSC SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards

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Amines and Amides
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Functional group defining amines

Amino group: −NH2-NH_2

General formula for alkyl amines

RNH2RNH_2 (R = alkyl group)

Basis for classifying amines as 1°, 2°, or 3°

Number of alkyl groups attached to nitrogen

Number of bonds nitrogen forms in amines

Three bonds

Why tertiary amines cannot form H-bonds

No N-H bonds (all positions occupied by alkyl groups)

Amide linkage structure

−CO−NH−-CO-NH-

Amide naming: change '-oic acid' ending to...

'-amide'

Meaning of 'N-' prefix in amide names

Alkyl group bonded to nitrogen atom

Physical state of many amides at room temperature

Solid

Nitrogen's electronegativity rank among elements

3rd most electronegative (after F and O)

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