noun
- Plural of azine; organic compounds formed by the condensation of a carbonyl compound with a primary amine, containing a C=N double bond.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Azines are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
- The chemist prepared several azines by reacting aldehydes with hydrazine.
- Azines can be used as ligands in coordination chemistry.
- The stability of azines depends on the substituents attached to the nitrogen atom.