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Imine vs Acylimine - What's the difference?

imine | acylimine |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between imine and acylimine

is that imine is (organic chemistry) any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula r2c=nr; they are tautomeric with enamines while acylimine is (organic chemistry) any n-acyl derivative of an imine.

As nouns the difference between imine and acylimine

is that imine is (organic chemistry) any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula r2c=nr; they are tautomeric with enamines while acylimine is (organic chemistry) any n-acyl derivative of an imine.

imine

English

(wikipedia imine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula R2C=NR; they are tautomeric with enamines.

    • Synonyms

    *Schiff base

    Derived terms

    *aldimine *ketimine

    See also

    *anil

    acylimine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any N-acyl derivative of an imine