Primary amines react with carbonyl compounds. The products obtained are called:

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Primary amines react with carbonyl compounds. The products obtained are called:

Primary amines act as nucleophiles at the carbonyl carbon of aldehydes or ketones. They add to the carbonyl, forming a carbinol amine (hemiaminal) intermediate, and then water is removed to give a C=N bond. The product is an imine, often called a Schiff base when formed from a carbonyl compound and a primary amine. This is different from nitriles, nitrates, or diazonium salts, which come from other types of reactions and precursors.

Primary amines act as nucleophiles at the carbonyl carbon of aldehydes or ketones. They add to the carbonyl, forming a carbinol amine (hemiaminal) intermediate, and then water is removed to give a C=N bond. The product is an imine, often called a Schiff base when formed from a carbonyl compound and a primary amine. This is different from nitriles, nitrates, or diazonium salts, which come from other types of reactions and precursors.

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