title: Pivalamide
text: # Pivalamide
  
  Pivalamide (2,2-dimethylpropanamide, or NDEPA), a simple amide substituted with a tert-butyl group having the chemical formula: $^tBu-CO-NH_2.$ It is the amide of pivalic acid.
  
  N-Pivalamide, is a functional group having the following chemical formula: tBu-CO-NH-R
  
  