The reaction between an amide and an acid catalyst is an acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the amide. The general chemical equation for this reaction is:RC O NR'2 + H2O + H+ RC O OH + HNR'2Where R, R' represent alkyl or aryl groups.In this reaction, the amide RC O NR'2 reacts with water H2O in the presence of an acid catalyst H+ to produce a carboxylic acid RC O OH and a protonated amine HNR'2 . The acid catalyst helps to facilitate the reaction by protonating the carbonyl oxygen of the amide, making it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack by water.