Amide

In chemistry, the term amide has several meanings. It may refer to a particular inorganic anion, it may refer to a functional group found in organic compounds, or to compounds that contain this functional group.

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The amide anion is the conjugate base of ammonia, NH2-. It is an extremely strong base, due to the extreme weakness of ammonia as a Br?nsted acid.

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Amides are the members of a group of chemical compounds containing nitrogen. Specifically, an amide is a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by an amine or ammonia.

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