Tetraaminoethylene
Tetraaminoethylene is a hypothetical organic compound with the formula C 2 N 4 H 8 or (H 2 N-) 2 C = C (-NH 2 ) 2 . Like all geminal polyamines, this compound was never synthesized due to its instability.
However, many stable derivatives of this compound exist in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms on the nitrogen atoms have been substituted . These compounds have the general formula (R 2 N) 2 C =C (NR 2 ) 2 and are grouped together in the group of tetraaminoethylenes . Tetraaminoethylenes are important compounds in organic chemistry because they represent dimers of the stable carbenes with the general formula (R 2 N) 2 C : .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen A. Lawrence: Amines. Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-521-78284-5 , p. 64 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).