Compounds derived from tertiary
amines by the
attachment of one oxygen atom to the nitrogen atom
R3N+–O−
. By extension the term includes the analogous derivatives of primary and secondary
amines.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1316
