Ylides having the structure RC[triple bond]N+-N--R [2headed arrow] RC+=NN--R [2headed arrow] RC-=N+=NR. Also known as nitrile imines or nitrilimines, especially in the German literature. R. Huisgen, in 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Chemistry, A. Padwa, Ed. John Wiley and Sons, 1984, p. 3. See also dipolar compounds, ylides.






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