Amide chemistry
Amide formation connects amines and carboxylic-acid derivatives into polyamide-related materials.
- Functional group
- C(O)-N
Overview
Condensation chemistry that connects amines and carboxylic acids into polyamides.
Amide formation connects amines and carboxylic-acid derivatives into polyamide-related materials.
Identifiers
- Functional group
- C(O)-N
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CC(=O)N
Connected reactions
- Activation for amide formation: Carboxylic acids → Amide chemistry
Carboxylic acids or activated acid derivatives connect to amide-bond formation.
- Polycondensation: Amide chemistry → Polyamide-related materials
Repeated amide bond formation gives polyamide-related materials such as nylon-family fibres and engineering plastics.