Lidocaine is used as a local anesthetic and a cardiac depressant.When Lidocaine is administered,it is administered as the alkylammonium salt Lidocaine HCl.Why is the alkylammonium salt,rather than the free amine,used?
Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of amides is an important reaction because it represents the first step in the digestion of dietary protein.Which of the following compounds is formed as a result of the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of N-methylbutanamide?