Voozh

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diacetamide is the simplest acyclic imide.

Succinimide is an important cyclic imide.

Imide is a functional group in organic chemistry. It is a nitrogen atom connected to two acyl groups. The name "imide" can mean all compounds that have this group, or just cyclic compounds.^[1] Oxidation of lactams can be used to make cyclic imides.^[2]

👁 Image
This short article about chemistry can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

Sources

↑ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. (the "Gold Book") (2025). Online version: (2006–) "Imides". doi:10.1351/goldbook.I02948
↑ Patil, Pravin C. (2019). "Oxidation of Lactams to Cyclic Imides". Imides. pp.29–64. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-815675-9.00002-3. ISBN 978-0-12-815675-9.

Hydrocarbons
(only C and H)

Alkyl	Methyl Ethyl Propyl Isopropyl Butyl tert-Butyl Pentyl
Alkenyl	Vinyl Allyl 1-Propenyl Crotyl Allene Cumulene
Alkynyl	Ethynyl Propargyl
Aryl	Benzyl Phenyl
Other	Methylene Bridge Methylidene Methine Carbene

Only carbon,
hydrogen,
and oxygen
(only C, H and O)

R-O-R	Acetal Alcohol Alkoxy Methoxy Ether Enol ether Epoxide Peroxy Hydroperoxy Dioxiranes Ethylenedioxy Methylenedioxy
carbonyl	Aldehyde Ketone Acyl Acetyl Acryloyl Benzoyl Ynone
carboxy	Carboxyl Acetoxy Carboxylic anhydride Ester Ortho ester

Only one
element,
not being
carbon,
hydrogen,
or oxygen
(one element,
not C,H or O)

Nitrogen	Amine Hydrazone Nitrate Nitrile Nitro Azo Carbamate Cyanate Imide Imine Isocyanate Isonitrile Nitrene Nitroso Nitrosooxy Amide Oxime
Phosphorus	Phosphonate Phosphonous
Sulfur	Sulfone Sulfoxide Thial Thioester Thioketone Thiol Disulfide Persulfide Sulfo Sulfonic acid Thionoester Sulfide Sulfino Sulfinyl Sulfonyl Thionyl Thiosulfinate Thiosulfonate Thioxanthate Xanthate
Selenium	Selenol Selenonic acid Seleninic acid Selenenic acid Selone
Tellurium	Tellurol Telluroketone
halo	Fluoroethyl

Other

Hidden category: