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Organic chemistry video 16 resonance example 12 amidines
Amidines are a class of oxoacid derivatives.
Contents
- Organic chemistry video 16 resonance example 12 amidines
- Carboxamidines
- Properties
- Formamidinium cations
- Amidinate salts
- References
The oxoacid from which an amidine is derived must be of the form RnE(=O)OH, where R is a substituent. The −OH group is replaced by an −NH2 group and the =O group is replaced by =NR, giving amidines the general structure RnE(=NR)NR2.
Carboxamidines
When the parent oxoacid is a carboxylic acid, the resulting amidine is a carboxamidine or carboximidamide (IUPAC name), and has the following general structure:
Carboxamidines are frequently referred to simply as amidines, as they are the most commonly encountered type of amidine in organic chemistry. The simplest amidine is formamidine, HC(=NH)NH2.
Examples of amidines include DBU, diminazene, and benzamidine.
The most common way to make primary amidines is by the Pinner reaction.
Properties
Amidines are much more basic than amides and are among the strongest neutral bases.
Protonation occurs onto the sp² hybridized nitrogen. This occurs because the positive charge can be delocalized onto both nitrogen atoms. The resulting cationic species is known as a amidinium ion and possesses identical C-N bond lengths.
Formamidinium cations
An notable subclass of amidinium ions are the formamidinium cations; which can be represented by the chemical formula [R2N-CH=NR2]+. Deprotonation of these gives stable carbenes which can be represented by the chemical formula R2N-C:-NR2.
Amidinate salts
An 'amidinate salt has the general structure M+[RNRCNR]− and can be accessed by reaction of a carbodiimide with an organometallic compound such as methyl lithium. They are used widely as ligands in organometallic complexes.