Enamine Definition

ēnə-mēn, ĕnə-, ĭ-nămēn
noun
An organic compound containing an amine group bonded to a carbon atom, which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
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(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated nitrogen compounds, having the general formula R2C=C(R)-NR2, prepared by the condensation reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with an secondary amine; they are the tautomeric forms of imines.

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Other Word Forms of Enamine

Noun

Singular:
enamine
Plural:
enamines

Origin of Enamine

  • en- chemically unsaturated (from –ene) –amine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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