azepine
Appearance
See also: azépine
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]az- (“nitrogen-substituted”) + -epine (from French hepta- (“seven-membered”) + -ine)
Noun
[edit]azepine (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