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What is an amine?

What is an amine? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.
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These reactions occur via acylation or alkylation and are often rapid, forming stable primary amide or secondary amine bonds.
This photoreaction is highly dependent on the amine structure and is efficient only in the presence of tertiary aliphatic amines.
The amine and epoxide functional groups are the primary characters in the epoxy reaction.
This technique quickly removes water and nontarget compounds with magnesium sulfate and a primary-secondary amine sorbent.
Other amines and amine precursors such as histamine, dopamine, levodopa, and tyrosine may also be involved in these reactions.
A practical limiting factor in forming more tightly crosslinked structures is the miscibility between the rose bengal amine and collagen.

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