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imide

imide

9.9
A chemical with a nitrogen atom joined to two parts that contain carbon and oxygen
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : imida
  • In organic chemistry, an imide is formed when the oxygen in an acid anhydride is replaced by nitrogen.

Examples

  • Further thermal treatment evaporates the remaining solvents (mainly DMAc) in the fibers and simultaneously converts the PAA fiber into its imide form through cycloimidization.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The chemist synthesized a new imide compound for use in high-performance plastics.

  • Researchers are studying how imides can improve the thermal stability of polymers.

Synonyms

imid
vsimide
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical with an imide group used to make plastics and medicines

focuses on formation by replacing two oxygen atoms with NH groups

Surface Forms

imide singular
imides plural

Etymology

Imide is built like many chemical names: it shares the core amide and the ending -ide, as in oxide, so you can see it belongs to a family of related compounds. An imide is a chemical where two oxygen atoms are replaced by 'NH' groups, which are a nitrogen and a hydrogen together, so the name shows it is like an amide but with that important change.