α-Amino
alcohols, improperly called
carbinolamines (the adducts of ammonia, or of primary or secondary
amines to the carbonyl group of
aldehydes and
ketones)
R2C(OH)NR2. Compounds of structure
R2C(OR')NR2 (
R ≠
H ) are hemiaminal
ethers, or α-amino
ethers.
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1339 [
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