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Definition of "enamine" []

  • An amine that contains the double bond linkage –C=C–N–R. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "enamine" in a sentence
  • "At exactly the same moment, the organic catalyst interacts with the aldehyde, forming an enamine, also an activated unstable molecule."
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