Organic Chemical
aziridines
Subclass of:
Azirines
Definitions related to aziridines:
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Saturated azacyclopropane compounds. They include compounds with substitutions on CARBON or NITROGEN atoms.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(ethylenimine compound) A compound with a three-atom ring containing nitrogen linked to two carbons. Ethylenimines are highly reactive alkylating reagents.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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