Amide

Description

A class of compounds that contain nitrogen in the form of a -NH2 functional group. Amides are derived from ammonia. An inorganic amide is produced by replacing the hydroxyl group in an alkali metal with ammonia. Organic amides are produced when the -OH radial in an ester is replaced by -NH2.

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 56

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998