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enamines

enamines is the plural of enamine.

Meaning of enamine

Noun

enamine (plural enamines)

  1. Any of a class of unsaturated nitrogen compounds, having the general formula R₂C=C(R)-NR₂, prepared by the condensation reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a secondary amine; they are the tautomeric forms of imines.

Questions about enamines

What is enamines the plural of?
Enamines is the plural of enamine.

Words near enamines in the dictionary

  1. enamelysin
  2. enamelysins
  3. enamide
  4. enamides
  5. enamine
  6. enamines
  7. enaminic
  8. enamino
  9. enamino acid
  10. enamino acids
  11. enamino ester

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