Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 17, Problem 31P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The detailed mechanisms of acidic and basic hydrolyses of propanamide are to be discussed.

Concept introduction:

A mechanism involves the collection of all those steps that occur in a reaction.

An amide bond contains a carbonyl group bonded to an amino group. The amide bond is a reaction product of carboxylic acid, acid chlorides or esters with primary amines. It occurs by the nucleophilic attack of an amine group on the carbonyl carbon.

The hydrolysis of amide group in an acidic medium results in the formation of carboxylic acid and ammonium ions while, in a basic medium, it results in the formation of carboxylate ion and ammonia.

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