different between aziridine vs bisaziridine

English

Etymology

aza- +? iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??z???di?n/

Noun

aziridine (plural aziridines)

1. (organic chemistry) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
2. (by extension) Any derivative of this basic structure.

Synonyms

• ethyleneimine
• azacyclopropane

Related terms

• azetidine, an analogous four-membered heterocycle
• azolidine, an analogous five-membered heterocycle

Translations

Anagrams

• diazirine

Italian

Noun

aziridine f

1. plural of aziridina

Anagrams

• indiziare
• indizierà

English

Alternative forms

• bis-aziridine

Etymology

bis- +? aziridine

Noun

bisaziridine (plural bisaziridines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing two aziridine rings

   Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich

   We have shown that the norbornene ?-bonds in 77 reacted with azides to produce a diastereomeric pair of 2:1 adducts 79 that were converted photochemically to a single bisaziridine 80.