p-methoxybenzamide
|p - meth - ox - y - ben - za - mide|
/piːˌmɛθəksiˈbɛnzeɪmaɪd/
benzamide with a para methoxy group
Etymology
'p-methoxybenzamide' originates from modern chemical nomenclature combining the prefix 'p-' (short for 'para-'), the substituent name 'methoxy' (from 'methyl' + 'oxy'), and the parent name 'benzamide' ('benz-' from benzene and 'amide' from the amide functional group).
'benzamide' derives from 'benzamide' formation in 19th-century organic chemistry: 'benz-' traces back to 'benzene' (named from 'benzoin' resin), while 'amide' comes from chemical usage of 'amide' derived from 'ammonia'. The 'p-' abbreviation for 'para' comes from Greek 'para-' meaning 'beside' or 'adjacent'. Over time these parts were concatenated in systematic nomenclature to form names like 'p-methoxybenzamide'.
Initially the elements of the name referred separately to structural fragments ('methoxy' = methoxy group, 'benzamide' = benzamide core); with standardized chemical nomenclature the combined term came to denote the single, specific compound 'p-methoxybenzamide'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a chemical compound that is a benzamide substituted at the para (4-) position with a methoxy group (–OCH3); also known as 4-methoxybenzamide or p-anisamide. Used and referenced in organic chemistry and sometimes in studies of biological activity.
p-methoxybenzamide can be prepared by amidation of 4-methoxybenzoic acid.
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