Imidines

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005603",
  "term": "Imidines",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Nitrogen analogues of cyclic anhydrides, built by exchanging each carbonyl oxygen for an =NR group and the ring oxygen for an NR group, so the ring contains the sequence C(=NR)-NR-C(=NR). The C=N nitrogens sit outside the ring as substituents. They are the doubly imino-substituted counterparts of cyclic imides, which keep their carbonyl oxygens.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "acid anhydrides",
    "diamidides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1342 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/imidines/"
}