azepine
See also: azépine
English
editEtymology
editaz- (“nitrogen-substituted”) + -epine (from French hepta- (“seven-membered”) + -ine)
Noun
editazepine (plural azepines)
- (organic chemistry) An unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle having six carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and three double bonds
Usage notes
edit- The analogous compounds with two, and one double bonds are termed tetrahydro- and dihydro- azepines.
- The analogous saturated compound is azepane