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So in Chads video on carboxylic acid derivatives, Chad noted that ester can be transformed to amide with R2NH, acid catalyzed. But from what I learned and also from Kaplans review notes, amides can be formed only by acid chlorides + amines, or acid anhydrides + ammonia. Thus esters need to be turned into carboxylic acids before forming amide.
Can ester go to amide directly then?
Can ester go to amide directly then?