amines

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Compounds formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms by hydrocarbyl groups, and having the general structures $\ce{RNH2}$ (primary amines), $\ce{R2NH}$ (secondary amines), $\ce{R3N}$ (tertiary amines).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1316 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'amines' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00274 RIS BibTex EndNote
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