azepine
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See also: azépine
English
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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