Nomenclature of Amides
a. Primary amides are named by
changing the name of the acid by dropping the -oic acid or -ic acid endings and adding -amide.
methanamide or formamide
ethanamide or acetamide
benzamide
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Try to name the following compound…b. Secondary amides are named by using an upper case
N to designate that the alkyl group is on the nitrogen atom. Tertiary amides are named in the same way. 
N-methylpropanamide
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