Term: azomethine imides
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00562

Definition:
The 1,3-dipolar N-imides of azomethines having the structure  A00562.png The term azo ylides, derived from the second resonance form, has also been used.

Related Terms:
1) dipolar (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01753).
2) imides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02948).
3) azomethines (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00564).
4) resonance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05326).
5) imides (2) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02948-1).
6) ylides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Y06728).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/A00562.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: 'azomethine 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.A00562

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