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Examples of different types of amines. Ammonia and amines have a slightly flattened trigonal pyramidal shape, with a lone pair of electrons above the nitrogen. In quaternary ammonium salts, this area is occupied by a fourth substituent. Rapid inversion takes place between the enantiomers of amines with chiral nitrogens, but in quaternary ammonium ions such interconversion is not possible. functional group: monomers and polymers
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Peter A.S. Smith
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Author of Derivatives of Hydrazine and Other Hydronitrogens and others.
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Eric Block
Professor of Chemistry, State University of New York at Albany. Author of Reactions of Organosulfur Compounds and others.
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amine, any member of a family of nitrogen-containing organic compounds that is derived, either in principle or in practice, from ammonia (NH3). Naturally occurring amines include the alkaloids, which are present in certain plants; the catecholamine neurotransmitters (i.e., dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine); and a local chemical mediator, histamine, that occurs in most animal tissues. Aniline, ethanolamines, and several other amines are major industrial commodities used in making rubber, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and synthetic resins and fibres and for a host of other applications. Most of the numerous methods for the preparation of amines may be broadly divided into two groups: (1) ...(100 of 2618 words)

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