Azepane is the
organic compound
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with the formula (CH
2)
6NH. It is a colorless liquid. A cyclic
secondary amine
In chemistry, amines (, ) are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are formally derivatives of ammonia (), wherein one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a substituent such ...
, it is a precursor to several drugs and pesticides. It is produced by partial
hydrogenolysis
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of
hexamethylene diamine
Hexamethylenediamine is the organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)6NH2. The molecule is a diamine, consisting of a hexamethylene hydrocarbon chain terminated with amine functional groups. The colorless solid (yellowish for some commercial sam ...
.
Like many amines, it reacts with
carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide ( chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is t ...
.
See also
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Azepine
Azepines are unsaturated heterocycles of seven atoms, with a nitrogen replacing a carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—its atom making four electrons available t ...
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