| 释义 |
schiff base
\ˈshif-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Hugo Schiff died 1915 German chemist
: any of a class of bases of the general formula RR′C . NR″ that are obtained typically by condensation of an aldehyde or ketone with a primary amine (as aniline) with elimination of water, that usually polymerize readily if made from aliphatic aldehydes, and that are used chiefly as intermediates in organic synthesis and in some cases as accelerators of vulcanization and as dyes : azomethine; especially : anil — compare aldimine, ketimine |