Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
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Chapter 18, Problem 40P
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Interpretation:

N, N-diethyl m-toluamide (DEET) is the active ingredient in several common insect repellents. The acid and amine need to be identified from which DEET is synthesized.

Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry, Chapter 18, Problem 40P , additional homework tip  1

Concept Introduction:

Amides are formed by a reaction with a carboxylic acid and an amine which are the functional groups. This results in the formation of amide bond, in which OH group of carboxylic acid reacts with one of the H in amine group and CO-NH bond is formed. This bond is known as an amide bond.

The mechanism for formation of an amide is as follows taking example of propanoic acid and ethylamine:

Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry, Chapter 18, Problem 40P , additional homework tip  2

The hydrolysis of amide so formed can give back the carboxylic acid and amine.

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