Ketenimines

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006320",
  "term": "Ketenimines",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of organic compounds containing the functional group R¹R²C=C=NR³, characterized by a cumulative system of a carbon-carbon double bond and a carbon-nitrogen double bond. They are nitrogen analogues of ketenes, where the carbonyl oxygen is replaced by a substituted nitrogen atom. Ketenimines are reactive intermediates and are susceptible to nucleophilic attack at the central sp-hybridized carbon atom or cycloaddition reactions across the C=C or C=N bonds.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "ketenes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1345 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ketenimines/"
}