Chemistry › Section T · Organic chemistry › Topic T.4
Amines and amides
Add nitrogen to carbon chemistry and you reach the molecules of life. Amines are the organic cousins of ammonia, and amides, the links between amino acids, hold every protein together and give nylon and Kevlar their strength.
In this topic
- Nitrogen enters organic chemistry
- Amines: structure and classes
- Naming amines
- Amines as bases
- Worked example: three isomers of C₃H₉N
- Amides
- Worked example: making an amide
- Amino acids and the peptide bond
- Worked example: a dipeptide
- Polyamides: nylon and Kevlar
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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