ketoenamine

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noun

Any enamine that is also a ketone, especially one in which the carbonyl group is adjacent to the double bond of the enamine

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Meanings

nounketoenamine (plural ketoenamines)

plural ketoenamines

  1. chemistryAny enamine that is also a ketone, especially one in which the carbonyl group is adjacent to the double bond of the enamine

Origin

From keto- + enamine.

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APA

ketoenamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketoenamine

MLA

“ketoenamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketoenamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketoenamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketoenamine.

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