The Materials Revolution

Materials by Design

Amines and Amides

• amines are organic derivatives of ammonia
• ammonia has three hydrogen atoms bonded to a central nitrogen atom
• amines have one or more hydrogen atoms substituted for an alkyl group
• like ammonia, the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom of amines is reqponsible for their three main properties
• the three main properties of amines are:

     * they can act as bases

     * they can act as…