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Offline Procrastinate

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Why aren't Amides Basic?
« on: June 10, 2011, 09:30:23 PM »
Well, I am curious to know just that. We never really touched on it in class but I still would like to know why. Is it something to do with the carbonyl group?
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Re: Why aren't Amides Basic?
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2011, 12:43:35 AM »
Yes, you are right. It has something to do with the carbonyl group. The resonance between O=C-N-R causes the lone pairs on nitrogen to be delocalized.
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