nitrone

noun

ni·​trone

ˈnī‧ˌtrōn

plural -s

: any of a class of compounds that contain the grouping >C=N(O)− consisting of carbon and oxygen attached to nitrogen and that are made from alkyl or aryl derivatives of hydroxylamine by interaction with aldehydes or ketones or from nitroso compounds and derivatives of diazomethane

phenyl-N -methyl-nitrone C₆H₅CH=N(O)−CH₃

oxime-nitrone tautomerism

Word History

Etymology

nitr- + -one

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