aziridine

aziridine

English

3D structure of aziridine

Etymology

aza- +‎ iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/

Noun

aziridine (plural aziridines)

1. (organic chemistry) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
2. (by extension) Any derivative of this basic structure.

Synonyms

• ethyleneimine
• azacyclopropane

Related terms

• azetidine, an analogous four-membered heterocycle
• azolidine, an analogous five-membered heterocycle

Translations

three-membered heterocycle

Chinese: Mandarin: 氮丙啶 (dànbǐngdìng), 環乙亞胺／环乙亚胺 (huányǐyà'àn), 氮雜環丙烷／氮杂环丙烷 (dànzáhuánbǐngwán), 吖丙啶 (zh) (ābǐngdìng), 環乙胺／环乙胺 (huányǐ'àn), 乙烯亞胺／乙烯亚胺 (yǐxīyà'àn), 乙撐亞胺／乙撑亚胺 (yǐchēngyà'àn) Finnish: etyleeni-imiini French: aziridine f German: Ethylenimin n Japanese: アジリジン (ajirijin) Kazakh: азиридин (aziridin) Korean: 에틸렌이민 (etillenimin) Persian: آزیریدین‎ Portuguese: aziridina Ukrainian: азиридин f (azyrydyn)

Anagrams

• diazirine

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Italian

Noun

aziridine f

1. plural of aziridina

Anagrams

• indiziare, indizierà