Compounds having the structure
RC(=NR)NR2.
The term is used as a suffix in systematic nomenclature to denote the
–C(=NH)NH2
group including its carbon atom, e.g. acetamidine,
CH3C(=NH)NH2;
2-butyl-4,5-dihydroimidazole:
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1326
InChI=1/C2H6N2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H3,3,4)/f/h3H,4H2
InChI=1/C7H14N2/c1-2-3-4-7-8-5-6-9-7/h2-6H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/f/h8H
OQLZINXFSUDMHM-ZQIVSYCYCE
XTRFSGCFRISMDG-FZOZFQFYCV
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.
