amidines
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thumb|right|150px|The structural formula of acetamidine (acetimidamide). Amidines are organic compounds with the functional group RC(NR)NR2, where the R groups can be the same or different. They are the imine derivatives of amides (RC(O)NR2). The simplest amidine is formamidine, HC(=NH)NH2.
Research
126,681 papers- Sugar-Derived Amidines and Congeners: Structures, Glycosidase Inhibition and Applications.Current medicinal chemistry · 2022
- Methadone for Pain Management: A Pharmacotherapeutic Review.CNS drugs · 2020
- Amidines, isothioureas, and guanidines as nucleophilic catalysts.Chemical Society reviews · 2012
- Nitrogen-bound diazeniumdiolated amidines.Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2010
- Transition metal-catalyzed N-arylations of amidines and guanidines.Chemical Society reviews · 2012
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Wikidata facts
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Amidines
- Commons category
- Amidines
- general formula
- R¹—C(=NR²)(—NR³R⁴)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Preparation
- Acid-base chemistry
- Applications
- Nomenclature
- Derivatives
- Formamidinium cations
- Amidinate salts
- See also
- References
thumb|right|150px|The structural formula of acetamidine (acetimidamide). Amidines are organic compounds with the functional group RC(NR)NR2, where the R groups can be the same or different. They are the imine derivatives of amides (RC(O)NR2). The simplest amidine is formamidine, HC(=NH)NH2.
Examples of amidines include: DBU diminazene benzamidine Pentamidine Paranyline
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