nitrone
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9 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Generation of nitrones
- Reactions
- Carbonyl mimic
- 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions
- Isomerization
- Reduction
- See also
- References
150px|right|thumb|General structure of a nitrone.
In organic chemistry, a nitrone is a functional group consisting of an N-oxide of an imine. The general structure is {{chem2|R^{1}R^{2}C\dN+(\sO−)(\sR^{3})}}, where R3 is not a hydrogen. Their primary application is intermediates in chemical synthesis. A nitrone is a 1,3-dipole used in cycloadditions, and a carbonyl mimic.