Question #b5a42

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When a carboxylic is heated with an amine, it forms an amide and splits off a molecule of water. The process is called a condensation reaction.

Condensation reaction from www.materialsworldmodules.org.

Your compounds all contain a COOH group and an NH₂ group, so they will condense with themselves when they are strongly heated.

(a)

NH₂CH₂CH₂COOH + NH₂CH₂CH₂COOH → NH₂CH₂CH₂CO-NHCH₂CH₂COOH + H₂O

The COOH group has the highest priority in naming. An amide group is an amido substituent.

So, the name of the product is 3-(3-aminopropanamido)propanoic acid.

(b)

NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH + NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH →
NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CO-NHCH₂CH₂CH₂COOH + H₂O

The name of the product is 4-(4-aminobutanamido)butanoic acid.

(c)

NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH + NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH →
NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CO-NHCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH + H₂O

The name of the product is 5-(5-aminopentanamido)pentanoic acid.