Derivatives of
oxoacidsRnE(=O)OH
in which the hydroxy group is replaced by an amino group and the oxo group is replaced
by
=NR
. Amidines include
carboxamidines,
sulfinamidines and phosphinamidines,
R2P(=NR)NR2
. In organic chemistry an unspecified amidine is commonly a carboxamidine.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1315
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
