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diaminomaleonitriles

diaminomaleonitriles is the plural of diaminomaleonitrile.

Meaning of 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
    Synonyms:
    DAMN

Questions about diaminomaleonitriles

What is diaminomaleonitriles the plural of?
Diaminomaleonitriles is the plural of diaminomaleonitrile.

Words near diaminomaleonitriles in the dictionary

  1. diaminoheptane
  2. diaminoheptanes
  3. diaminohexane
  4. diaminohexanes
  5. diaminomaleonitrile
  6. diaminomaleonitriles
  7. diaminomethylideneamino
  8. diaminomonocarboxylic
  9. diaminonaphthalene
  10. diaminonaphthalenes
  11. diaminonaphthotriazole

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