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