Question

Amides and acid chlorides are:

• A. organic functional group
• B. functional derivative of carboxylic acid
• C. both $A$ and $B$
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

both $A$ and $B$

Amides and Acid chlorides are organic Functional group and functional derivative of carboxylic acid. Amide has general formula $R-\underset{\underset{O}{||}}{C}-N{H}_2$. Carboxylic acid has general formula $R-\underset{\underset{O}{||}}{C}-OH$. An example of amide is acetamide $C{H}_3-\underset{\underset{O}{||}}{C}-N{H}_2$. An example of carboxylic acid is acetic acid $C{H}_3-\underset{\underset{O}{||}}{C}-OH$. Acid chloride has general formula $R-\underset{\underset{O}{||}}{C}-Cl$. An example of acid chloride is acetyl chloride $C{H}_3-\underset{\underset{O}{||}}{C}-Cl$.