Term: imino carbenes
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Definition:
This term systematically means carbenes bearing an imino or N-substituted imino group, RN=, somewhere in the molecule. E.g. R–C:–CH2C(=NR)R. It is listed here in order to warn against its misuse for alkylideneamino carbenes.

Related Terms:
1) carbenes (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00806).
2) nitrile ylides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04153).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1343 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'imino carbenes' 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.I02960

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