Azomethine ylides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001054",
  "term": "Azomethine ylides",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of 1,3-dipolar compounds characterized by a nitrogen-carbon double bond with an adjacent carbanion, forming a C=N+-C- system. These species are highly reactive and are widely employed in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions to synthesize five-membered heterocyclic rings. They can be generated from imines or by ring opening of aziridines.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "dipolar compounds",
    "ylides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1321 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/azomethine-ylides/"
}