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A lactam is a cyclic amide. The term is a portmanteau of the words lactone + amide.
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Nomenclature
Greek prefixes in alphabetical order indicate ring size:
This ring-size nomenclature stems from the fact that a hydrolyzed α-Lactam leads to an α-amino acid and a β-Lactam to a β-amino acid, etc.
Synthesis
General synthetic methods exist for the organic synthesis of lactams.
Tautomerization to Lactim
Lactim is a cyclic carboximidic acid compound characterized by an endocyclic carbon-nitrogen double bond. It is formed when lactam undergoes tautomerization.
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