Compounds having the structure
RN=CR2
(
R ≠
H). Many consider the term to include the compounds
RN=CRH
(
R ≠
H), thus making azomethines synonymous with Schiff bases.
See: imines, Schiff bases
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1321 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)