Compounds formally derived from the attachment of an amine R3N to a nitrene RN:. The structure R3N+-N--R expresses the 1,2-dipolar character of amine imides. They may be named systematically as substituted diazan-2-ium-1-ides. RNRI Rule RC-84.1.1. E.g. Me3N+-N-Me 1,2,2,2-tetramethyldiazan-2-ium-1-ide or trimethylamine N-methylimide. See also ylides.
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