diaminomaleonitrile

Noun

diaminomaleonitrile (plural diaminomaleonitriles)

1. An organic compound (C₄H₄N₄) used in the synthesis of several heterocyclic compounds.
   • Several nitrogen heterocycles, including imidazoles,¹⁻³ pyrazines,⁴ and diazepines,^(1, 3) have been prepared from diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN, 1), the tetramer of hydrogen cyanide.1978, Yozo Ohtsuka, “Chemistry of diaminomaleonitrile. 3. Reaction with isocyanate: a novel pyrimidine synthesis”, in Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume 43, number 16, page 3231
   • The UV/Vis absorption spectra of the N,N′-disubstituted diaminomaleonitriles 1, 2 (Figure 1) and 3 (Figure S1 in the Supporting Information) in THF/H2O mixtures (1:1 v/v) show a charge transfer (CT) band of the push-pull diaminomaleonitrile electron system in the range of 280–350 nm.2012, Thomas Schwarze, Alexandra Kelling, Holger Müller, Michael Trautmann, Tillmann Klamroth, Otto Baumann, Peter Strauch, Hans-Jürgen Holdt, “N-2-Pyridinylmethyl-N′-arylmethyl-diaminomaleonitriles...

   Synonyms:

   DAMN