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amic acids definition

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Carbamoyl carboxylic acids, i.e. compounds containing a carboxy and a carboxamide group. E.g. 5-carbamoylnicotinic acid.

Note. In systematic nomenclature replacement of the "-ic" suffix of a dicarboxylic acid by "-amic" is limited to dicarboxylic acids that have a trivial name. NOC C-431. E.g. HOC(=O)CH2C(=O)NH2 malonamic acid (2-carbamoylacetic acid).

See also:

Amphoterism definition
ammoniumyl radical ions definition
anode definition
amine imides definition
AMHS definition