Question

What is a secondary amide?

Answer 1

1. Amide is a Nitrogen-containing organic compound that falls in class with Ammonia and amines. But, it also has a carbonyl functional group attached to it along with the amine group.
2. The functional group structure of amide is given below.
   
3. Thus, we can say that in amides, one of the Hydrogens of Ammonia is replaced by an acyl group.
4. Amide bonds are found to be polar and thus form Hydrogen bonds. Therefore, it is soluble in water, but solubility decreases with an increase in the size of amides.
5. The remaining two Hydrogen atoms of the amide -Nitrogen can be replaced by alkyl groups. This gives rise to different types of amides.
6. When only one of the Hydrogen is substituted by an alkyl group, it results in the formation of the secondary amide.
7. When both the Hydrogens are replaced by an alkyl group, a tertiary amide is formed.