azetidine
Also known as azacyclobutane, trimethylene imine, trimethylenimine
Azetidine is a saturated heterocyclic organic compound containing three carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. It is a liquid at room temperature with a strong odor of ammonia and is strongly basic compared to most secondary amines.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H7N
- Molecular weight
- 57.09 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- azetidine
- SMILES
- C1CNC1
- InChIKey
- HONIICLYMWZJFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.1
- Polar surface area
- 12 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Azetidine is a saturated heterocyclic organic compound containing three carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. It is a liquid at room temperature with a strong odor of ammonia and is strongly basic compared to most secondary amines.
==Synthesis and occurrence== thumb|left|220px|Mugineic acid, an iron-binding azetidine. Azetidines can be prepared by reduction of azetidinones (β-lactams) with lithium aluminium hydride. Even more effective is a mixture of lithium aluminium hydride and aluminium trichloride, a source of "AlClH2" and "AlCl2H".