Acetamido group
Structure of an acetamido group ( marked in blue ) as part of an amide [R is an organyl radical (alkyl radical, aryl radical, alkylaryl radical, etc.)].
The acetylamido group, also called acetamido compounds or acetylamino compounds , are chemical compounds that contain an acetic acid amide as a functional group . Sometimes this residue is also called the acetylamino group.
The most important representatives of the acetamido group include 4-acetamidophenol, the pain reliever paracetamol . A naturally occurring substance with the acetamido function is chitin .
Syntheses
The acetamido group can be obtained through various syntheses. One of these is the reaction of an amine with acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride . The partial base- or acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of acetonitrile produces acetamide (R = H).
Individual evidence
- ^ Organikum, 16th edition, VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften Berlin 1985, p. 407 ISBN 3-326-00076-6 .