Carboxamidines

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001659",
  "term": "Carboxamidines",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Organic compounds characterized by the functional group -C(=NH)NH2, which contains a carbon atom double-bonded to one nitrogen and single-bonded to another nitrogen. They are derivatives of carboxylic acids where the carbonyl oxygen is replaced by an imine group and the hydroxyl group by an amino group. Carboxamidines are basic compounds and can act as ligands in coordination chemistry.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1326 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/carboxamidines/"
}