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Azone vs Azine - What's the difference?

azone | azine |

As nouns the difference between azone and azine

is that azone is any azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the permeability of skin in order to facilitate drug uptake while azine is any of a class of organic compounds, having the general formula R2C=NN=CR2, produced by the action of a carbonyl compound with hydrazine.

azone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, medicine) Any azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the permeability of skin in order to facilitate drug uptake

    • azine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, having the general formula R2C=NN=CR2, produced by the action of a carbonyl compound with hydrazine.

    • Related terms

    * aldazine * ketazine