An obsolete term for
oximes, based on the fact that compounds with a nitroso group,
–N=O, bonded to a
–CR2H group readily tautomerize to
oximes.
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1345 [
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