Hemiaminal

<p>In <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>, a hemiaminal (also carbinolamine) is a <a href="/facts/Functional_group/GXkSPsjM">functional group</a> or type of <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> that has a <a href="/facts/Hydroxyl_group/1Hs2QAEv">hydroxyl group</a> and an <a href="/facts/Amine/JvfYJfP6">amine</a> attached to the same <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a> atom: −C(OH)(NR2)−. R can be <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a> or an <a href="/facts/Alkyl/vmEk8X4v">alkyl</a> group. Hemiaminals are intermediates in <a href="/facts/Imine/yK72z07j">imine</a> formation from an <a href="/facts/Amine/JvfYJfP6">amine</a> and a <a href="/facts/Carbonyl/KJ71bo3X">carbonyl</a> by <a href="/facts/Alkylimino-de-oxo-bisubstitution/d4XahHwm">alkylimino-de-oxo-bisubstitution</a>.  Hemiaminals can be viewed as a blend of <a href="/facts/Aminal/eAWdDkIn">aminals</a> and <a href="/facts/Geminal_diol/1cv1vEBN">geminal diol</a>. They are a special case of <a href="/facts/Amino_alcohol/UV48HH61">amino alcohols</a>.
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Hemiaminal