Compounds having two amino groups bonded to the same carbon,
R2C(NR2)2
. Also called geminal diamines. [The term aminal has also been used, with consequent ambiguity, for α-amino ethers (hemiaminal ethers); such use is discouraged.]
See also: hemiaminals
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1316 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)