The amides are transformed into amines and carboxylic acids by treatment with aqueous soda under heating.
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Ethanamide hydrolyzes in the presence of aqueous soda to form sodium ethanoate.
The reaction mechanism occurs in the following steps:
Stage 1 . nucleophile attack
![hydrolysis-basic-amides hidrolisis-basica-amidas](/images/stories/organica-ii/amidas/hidrolisis-basica/hidrolisis-basica-amidas-02.png)
Stage 2 . Elimination
![hydrolysis-basic-amides hidrolisis-basica-amidas](/images/stories/organica-ii/amidas/hidrolisis-basica/hidrolisis-basica-amidas-03.png)
Stage 3. Shifted acid-base balance.
![hydrolysis-basic-amides hidrolisis-basica-amidas](/images/stories/organica-ii/amidas/hidrolisis-basica/hidrolisis-basica-amidas-04.png)