Amines are organic compounds that contain what?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-07T04:59:40

Amines are are organic compounds that are derivatives of ammonia, #H_3N#; i.e. they contain nitrogen with a low oxidation number/

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A so-called primary amine is #RNH_2#; a secondary amine #R_2NH#, and a tertiary amine, #R_3N#. Because the nitrogen retains a stereochemically active lone pair, a tertiary amine can react further to give a quaternary ammonium salt, #R_4N^+#.

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