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Aziridine vs Aza - What's the difference?

aziridine | aza | Derived terms |

Aziridine is a derived term of aza.


As nouns the difference between aziridine and aza

is that aziridine is (organic compound) a three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide while aza is (chemistry) used attributively for a nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring.

aziridine

English

Noun

(wikipedia aziridine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
  • (by extension) Any derivative of this basic structure.

    • Synonyms

    * ethyleneimine * azacyclopropane

    Related terms

    * azetidine, an analogous four-membered heterocycle * azolidine, an analogous five-membered heterocycle

    Anagrams

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    aza

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Used attributively for a nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring
  • * 2003 , Heinrich Zollinger, Color Chemistry [http://books.google.com/books?id=0Ynge4E5rqYC], ISBN 3906390233, page 73:
    • "However, aza N-atoms (~N=) have to be counted, if they replace methine groups in the chain."

    Derived terms

    * aziridine English palindromes ----