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Offline Emilovely

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Are amino and amido the same thing?
« on: March 30, 2010, 01:59:15 AM »
Hi all,
I realize that amino generally refers to a nitrogen attached to methyl groups or hydrogens, and amido refers to a nitrogen attached to a carbonyl group. However, when a nitrogen is attached to a benzene ring and also to a carbonyl, could you interchangeably call it acetaminobenzene or acetaamidobenzene? What's the right name? When I look it up they seem to refer to the same molecule, but I'm not sure!
Thank you so much for your time!

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Re: Are amino and amido the same thing?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2010, 11:20:34 AM »
My answer would be,

C6H5NH2  = aminobenzene (aniline)

C6H5NHCOCH3  =  N-acetylaminobenzene, which is benzene substituted with an            acetamido group.

but you should look up the IUPAC rules on nomenclature for a definitive ruling.

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