potassium amide
English
Noun
potassium
amide
(
uncountable
)
(
inorganic chemistry
)
A yellowish brown solid, KNH
2
, obtained by heating potassium in
ammonia
gas. It is most commonly used as a base to create a
carbanion
of an
enolate
.
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