nitrilium betaines
Derivatives of
nitriles
having the general structure
R–C≡N
+
–Y
−
. A subclass of 1,3-
dipolar compounds
including
nitrile imides
,
nitrile oxides
,
nitrile sulfides
and
nitrile ylides
.
Source:
PAC, 1995,
67
, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1351