Carbodiimides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001628",
  "term": "Carbodiimides",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of organic compounds containing the functional group RN=C=NR', where R and R' are organic substituents. They function as powerful dehydrating agents and are widely employed in synthesis to facilitate condensation reactions, such as the formation of peptide bonds from amino acids or ester bonds from carboxylic acids and alcohols. Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) is a common example used in peptide synthesis.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrocarbyl groups"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1325 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/carbodiimides/"
}