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imine

any chemical compound having the structure RN=CR′R″, thus analogue of aldehyde or ketone in which an oxygen atom is replaced by substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom
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imine

Summary

imine is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. imine draws 650 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #123 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • imine's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • imine's canonical SMILES is recorded as []\C([])=N[*][4].
  • imine is a type of organonitrogen compound[5].
  • imine's Commons category is recorded as Imines[6].
  • imine comprises carbon–nitrogen bond[7].
  • imine comprises imine group[8].
  • imine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imines[9].
  • imine's different from is recorded as secondary amine[10].
  • imine's different from is recorded as imide[11].
  • imine's CXSMILES is recorded as []\C([])=N[*] |$R1;;R2;;R3$|[12].

Why It Matters

imine draws 650 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #123 of 1,029).[2] imine has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] imine is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ChEBI release 2021-07-01. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_imine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{imine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/imine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → organonitrogen compound
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → secondary amine, imide
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007540895105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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