Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Tertiary amine

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Tertiary amine (3^o amine): An amine in which the nitrogen atom is directly bonded to three carbons of any hybridization which cannot be carbonyl group carbons.

General tertiary amine structure.
C = any carbon group except carbonyl.

Related terms: Amino group, primary amine, secondary amine, ammonium salt, tertiary carbon, tertiary hydrogen, tertiary alcohol, tertiary amide, tertiary alkyl halide, tertiary haloalkane, tertiary carbocation, tertiary structure, amino acid, ammonia
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