Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

N: Indicates a substituent bonded to a nitrogen atom.


In N-methylformamide the amide nitrogen is bonded to one methyl group.


In N,N-dimethylformamide the amide nitrogen is bonded to two methyl groups.


In N-methyl-N-ethylformamide the amide nitrogen is bonded to one methyl group and one ethyl group.