Amides and Amines ( May 20 2010)

Amides
General group: Double-bonded oxygen to carbon and NH2
Naming: Use carbon prefix and -amide suffix
Building block of proteins
Nylon/Kevlar/Penicillin/LSD











Amines
Contains nitrogen with carbon chains (primary, secondary and tertiary)
Make up amino acids
Naming: Alkyl prefix with -amine ending
Two ways of naming