Term: azo imides
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00561

Definition:
N-Imides of azo compounds, analogous to azoxy compounds, having a delocalized structure A00561.png commonly but undesirably referred to as azimines.

Related Terms:
1) imides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02948).
2) azo compounds (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00560).
3) azoxy compounds (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00567).
4) azimines (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00556).
5) dipolar compounds (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01753).
6) imides (2) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02948-1).
7) ylides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Y06728).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/A00561.png) 

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1321 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'azo imides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00561

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