hydrazones
Sign in to savethumb|150px|Structure of the hydrazone functional group Hydrazones are a class of organic compounds with the structure . They are related to ketones and aldehydes by the replacement of the oxygen =O with the = functional group. They are formed usually by the action of hydrazine on ketones or aldehydes.
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- Synthesis
- Uses
- Reactions
- ''N'',''N''-dialkylhydrazones
- Recovery of carbonyl compounds from N,N-dialkylhydrazones
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thumb|150px|Structure of the hydrazone functional group Hydrazones are a class of organic compounds with the structure {{chem2|R^{1}R^{2}C\dN\sNH2}}. They are related to ketones and aldehydes by the replacement of the oxygen =O with the = functional group. They are formed usually by the action of hydrazine on ketones or aldehydes.
==Synthesis== Hydrazine, organohydrazines, and 1,1-diorganohydrazines react with aldehydes and ketones to give hydrazones. 300px|Hydrazone synthesis