English Explanatory Dictionary

enamine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of unsaturated nitrogen compounds, having the general formula R₂C=C(R)-NR₂, prepared by the condensation reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a secondary amine; they are the tautomeric forms of imines.

Word forms

enamine enamines

Related words

ynamine

Derived words

enaminic enaminone ketoenamine ketomethylenamine metalloenamine
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