Term: sydnone imines
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06206

Definition:
imines of sydnones (i.e. having an imino group in place of the exocyclic oxygen atom). S06206.png (These structures represent only two canonical forms.)

Related Terms:
1) imines (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02957).
2) sydnones (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06207).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/S06206.png) 

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1371 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'sydnone imines' 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.S06206

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