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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Classes of amines?

Also known as: primary amine · secondary amine · tertiary amine · quaternary ammonium ion

Definition 23.1 University Chemistry — Year 2 · Chapter 23 — Amines and Nitrogen Compounds

An amine is a primary amine RNHX2\ce{RNH2}, a secondary amine RX2NH\ce{R2NH} or a tertiary amine RX3N\ce{R3N} according to the number of carbon groups bound to nitrogen. A quaternary ammonium ion RX4NX+\ce{R4N+} has four, and no lone pair.

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