Compounds having the structure
R2C=NNR2, formally derived from
aldehydes or
ketones by replacing
=O
by
=NNH2
(or substituted analogues).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1341