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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: JennLyn6 on April 13, 2004, 08:02:46 PM

Title: Amine chemistry and nomenclature
Post by: JennLyn6 on April 13, 2004, 08:02:46 PM

does a free amine have an unshared electron pair on the amine nitrogen? i said it did

does an amide contain a carbon nitrogen double bond? i said it did

Edit: edited title for better indexing. Mitch

Title: Re:free amine
Post by: xskater on April 23, 2004, 03:32:03 PM

hmm...free amines?....do you mean a molecule of Ammonia ?
NH3

1) Ammonia has a free electron pair

2) An amide doesn't have a carbon-nitrogen double bond