imine

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A compound with a carbon-nitrogen double bond formed when a carbonyl reacts with ammonia or a simple amine

noun
/ɪˈmiːn/

Specialized

: imina

So now we have this functional group which is called an imine, right?

Examples

Chemists often study imines due to their important role in organic synthesis.
An imine is formed when a ketone reacts with ammonia, resulting in a carbon-nitrogen double bond.
This intermediate that I'm encircling here with the imine is what's very similar to the dihydroxyacetone phosphate precursor.
There are two reaction mechanisms for ketone ammoximation with H2O2 over the TS-1 catalyst, i.e., hydroxylamine and imine mechanisms.

Academic text (2018)
In organic chemistry, an imine represents a functional group characterized by a carbon-nitrogen double bond.

Surface Forms

imine singular

imines plural

Etymology

Imine was created by chemists from the familiar word amine to show it is like an amine but with a different kind of bond. So an imine is easy to remember as an amine with a carbon-nitrogen 'double' bond.