Derivatives of
ammonium compounds,
(NH4+)Y−,
in which all four of the hydrogens bonded to nitrogen have been replaced with
hydrocarbyl groups. Compounds having a carbon-nitrogen double bond
(i.e.
R2C=N+R2Y−)
are more accurately called
iminium compounds.
e.g.
[(CH3)4N]+OH−,
tetramethylammonium hydroxide.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1361
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.
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