Ethanolamide

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Chemical structure of the ethanolamide anandamide

Ethanolamides are chemical compounds which are amides formed from carboxylic acids and ethanolamine. Some ethanolamides are naturally occurring, such as anandamide and palmitoylethanolamide, which plays a physiological role as a lipid neurotransmitter and autocoid.

Ethanolamides can be prepared synthetically by heating esters with ethanolamine.[1]

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  1. ^ Phillips, Arthur P. (1951). "Ethanolamides of Some Mono- and Dicarboxylic Acids". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73: 5557. doi:10.1021/ja01156a013.


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