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In chemistry, the term amide is a compound with the functional group RnExNR2, where n and x may be 1 or 2, E is some element, and each R represents an organic group or hydrogen. It is a derivative of an oxoacid RnExOH with an hydroxy group –OH replaced by an amine group –NR2.
Some important subclasses are
The term amide may also refer to
There is also a neutral amino radical and a positively charged NH2 ion called a nitrenium ion, but both of these are very unstable.
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