arylamines
|ar-yl-a-mines|
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/ˌæɹɪˈlæmiːnz/
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/ˌærɪˈlæmiːnz/
(arylamine)
amine attached to an aromatic (aryl) ring
Etymology
'arylamine' originates from modern chemical nomenclature, specifically from combining 'aryl' + 'amine', where 'aryl' denotes an aromatic (aryl) radical derived from 'arene' + the suffix '-yl', and 'amine' denotes a derivative of ammonia (used for nitrogen-containing organic compounds).
'amine' entered chemical vocabulary in the 19th century (from resources tied to 'ammonia' and later French/German forms) and the suffix '-yl' and the term 'aryl' were coined in organic chemistry as names for radicals derived from arenes; the compound name 'arylamine' was formed by this systematic combination in modern chemical nomenclature to denote amines attached to aryl groups.
Initially 'amine' broadly referred to nitrogen derivatives related to ammonia; over time, the combined term 'arylamine' came to specifically mean 'an amine group bonded to an aromatic (aryl) ring.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'arylamine': organic compounds in which an amine (–NH2 or a substituted amino group) is directly bonded to an aryl (aromatic) ring; a class of aromatic amines.
Arylamines are widely studied because some members are used in dyes and pharmaceuticals while others can be toxic or carcinogenic.
Synonyms
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