noun
- An organic compound containing a carbon-nitrogen double bond, formed by the condensation of a carbonyl compound with a secondary amine.
Usage: chemistry; technical term
Examples
- The enamine intermediate is crucial in many organic synthesis reactions.
- Enamines are commonly used as nucleophiles in carbon-carbon bond formation.
- The stability of the enamine depends on the substituents attached to the nitrogen atom.
- Chemists often generate enamines in situ during multi-step syntheses.
- The enamine structure contains a C=N double bond characteristic of imines.