azepine

See also: azépine

English

Azepine

Etymology

az- (“nitrogen-substituted”) + -epine (from French hepta- (“seven-membered”) + -ine)

Noun

azepine (plural azepines)

1. (organic chemistry) An unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle having six carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and three double bonds

Usage notes

• The analogous compounds with two, and one double bonds are termed tetrahydro- and dihydro- azepines.
• The analogous saturated compound is azepane

Derived terms

• azepinium

See also

• azepines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia