hydrazone Chem.
(ˈhaɪdrəzəʊn)
[ad. G. hydrazon (E. Fischer 1888, in Ber. d. Deut. Chem. Ges. XXI. 984), f. hydrazine + -one.]
Any compound which contains the group {b2}N·NH2 (attached to a single carbon atom) and which is thus a condensation product of an aldehyde or ketone with hydrazine; also, any substituted derivative, {b2}N·NHR or {b2}N·NRR{p}, of such a compound.
| 1888 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LIV. 590 The name hydrazone is proposed for the compounds of hydrazine with aldehydes and ketones. 1938 Allen & Blatt in H. Gilman Org. Chem. I. vi. 569 Oximes, hydrazones, and phenylhydrazones are utilized primarily for isolating and identifying carbonyl compounds. 1970 Nature 5 Sept. 1048/1 Experiments..suggested that the hydrazone side-chain of rifampicin was essential for its antiviral activity. |