Compounds having the structure
R2C=NNHC(=O)C(=O)NH2,
formally derived from the condensation of
aldehydes or
ketones with semioxamazide (the hydrazide of oxamic acid),
H2NNHC(=O)C(=O)NH2.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1365