pyrroline
/ˈpɪrəliːn/ /ˈpɪrəlɪn/(also pyrrolin) Chemistry
noun
Each of three isomeric cyclic amines which are partially reduced derivatives of pyrrole having the formula C4H7N; a substituted derivative of any of these compounds.
- The most important isomer (more fully 3-pyrroline) is CH2·CHCH·CH2·NH, a colourless, basic liquid obtained by reduction of pyrrole with nascent hydrogen..
Origin
Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From pyrrole + -ine.