Home > Community > Reaction of succinic acid with ammonia
Upvote

24

Downvote
+ Synthesis
Posted by
Paolo Cuzzato

Reaction of succinic acid with ammonia

When succinic acid is treated with excess $\ce{NH3}$, what will the mechanism be? I feel both $\ce{COOH}$ groups should be converted to $\ce{CONH2}$, but this is not the product.

TOP