diacetamide

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ acetamide.

Noun

diacetamide

1. A derivative of acetamide with two acetyl groups attached (C₄H₇NO₂).
   • 1890, Henry Enfield Roscoe, A Treatise on Chemistry, page 519:

     This is dissolved in ether and hydrochloric acid passed in, when acetamide hydrochloride separates out, whilst diacetamide remains in solution.

   • 1949, Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry - Volume 4, page 145:

     Hydrolysis of the diacetamide with 0.33 N sulfuric acid gave L-threose.

   • 2011, H. Panda, The Complete Book on Water Soluble Gums and Resins, page 84:

     Under these conditions, the diacetamide compound of the lower sugar results, and the free sugar is obtained from it by acid hydrolysis.

Derived terms

• diatrizoic acid