Question

What steps are used to name primary amides?

Answer 1

Primary amides are named by replacing the –ioc acid ending of the carboxylic acid with the ending -amide.

Explanation:

You can view a 1° amide as if it were prepared by reacting a carboxylic acid with ammonia.

A typical equation might be

`underbrace("CH"_3"COOH")_color(red)("ethanoic acid") + underbrace("NH"_3)_color(red)("ammonia") → underbrace("RCONH"_2)_color(red)("ethanamide") + "H"_2"O"`

To name the product, you simply replace the -oic acid ending of ethanoic acid with the ending -amide.