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: əˈzirɪdin

Noun

Wikipedia 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.

Translations

three-membered heterocycle

• Chinese: 氮丙啶 (dànbǐngdìng)
• Finnish: etyleeni-imiini (fi)

• German: Ethylenimin n
• Korean: 에틸렌이민 (etillenimin)

Synonyms

• ethyleneimine
• azacyclopropane

Related terms

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

Anagrams

• diazirine

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Italian

Noun

aziridine f

1. Plural form of aziridina

Anagrams

• indiziare
• indizierà