Compounds having the structure
RC(=NR)NR2
. The term is used as a suffix in systematic nomenclature to denote the
–C(=NH)NH
2 group including its carbon atom, e.g. acetamidine, CH3C(=NH)NH2
; 2-butyl-4,5-dihydroimidazole: C00851-4.png
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1326 [
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