How do you name imines?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-21T22:31:19

You name imines as alkane-substituted imines.

Imines are compounds with a $C=N$ $"C=N"$ double bond.

Their general formula is $R_{2} C=NR$ $"R"_2"C=NR"$ .

Here are some examples with their names:

${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{2} CH=NH$ $"CH"_3"CH"_2"CH"_2"CH"_2"CH"_2"CH=NH"$
$hexan-1-imine$ $"hexan-1-imine"$

${({CH}_{3} {CH}_{2})}_{2} {CHCH=NCH}_{2} {CH}_{3}$ $("CH"_3"CH"_2)_2"CHCH=NCH"_2"CH"_3$
$N, 2 -diethylbutan-1-imine$ $N,2"-diethylbutan-1-imine"$

${({CH}_{3})}_{2} C=NH$ $("CH"_3)_2"C=NH"$
$propan-2-imine$ $"propan-2-imine"$

If another group in the molecule has a higher priority, the group is named as an imino substituent. For example,

$H_{2} {NCH}_{2} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{2} CH=NH$ $"H"_2"NCH"_2"CH"_2"CH"_2"CH=NH"$
$4-iminobutan-1-amine$ $"4-iminobutan-1-amine"$