 Amine (source code)

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= Amine
{title2=$R\mathrm{NH}_2,\ R_2\mathrm{NH},\ R_3\mathrm N$}

A simple neutral <amine> has <nitrogen> bonded to one, two, or three groups attached through <carbon>, with <hydrogen> filling the remaining positions in the neutral three-bond form. These are the primary, secondary, and tertiary forms respectively. An <amide> has different connectivity to a <carbonyl group>. https://openstax.org/books/organic-chemistry/pages/24-1-naming-amines[McMurry: classification of amines]{ref}

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