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propanamide

propanamide

9.9
A colourless solid that serves as an intermediate in making medicines and chemicals
  • noun
  • /ˌproʊpəˈnæmaɪd/
  • Specialized
: propanamida
  • Propanamide is an important intermediate in certain pharmaceutical syntheses.

Examples

  • The conversion of propionic acid to propanamide involves an amination reaction.

  • Researchers studied the melting point of propanamide in the laboratory.

  • The chemical propanamide is essential in organic synthesis.

  • Many researchers study propanamide for its unique properties.

  • Propanamide is often used as a starting material in organic synthesis reactions.

  • The properties of propanamide make it a useful compound in chemical research.

  • In the lab, scientists prepared propanamide by reacting propionic acid with ammonia.

Synonyms

proprionamide
vspropanamide
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical chemists make by turning propionic acid into an amide used in labs

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling in some sources

Surface Forms

propanamide singular
propanamides plural

Morphology

propanamide = propane (opaque) = propan + amide

Formed by adding the technical chemical suffix '-amide' to a propan- stem; the meaning is specialized chemical nomenclature that a general learner cannot derive from 'propane'.

Etymology

Propanamide comes from propane, the name for a three-carbon gas, and the ending -amide, which points to a chemical group related to 'ammonia'. So propanamide is a propane-based molecule with an 'amide' group, which is why it is used to make other chemicals.