A carboxamide obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of any carboxylic acid with ammonia.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| acetamide | A member of the class of acetamides that results from the formal condensation of acetic acid with ammonia. | acetamide; acetimidic acid |
| acrylamide | A member of the class of acrylamides that results from the formal condensation of acrylic acid with ammonia. | acrylamide |
| indoleacetamide | A member of the class of indoles that is acetamide substituted by a 1H-indol-3-yl group at position 2. It is an intermediate in the production of plant hormone indole acetic acid (IAA). | indole-3-acetamide |
| pyrazinamide | A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of pyrazinoic acid (pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid) with ammonia. A prodrug for pyrazinoic acid, pyrazinecarboxamide is used as part of multidrug regimens for the treatment of tuberculosis. | pyrazinecarboxamide |