Schiff base

Noun

Meaning

Schiff base (plural Schiff bases)

(chemistry) An imine.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

oxime enamine imine

Examples

A ternary mixture of Schiff base compounds resulted in a material that had a nematic range of 22–105 °C. Source: Internet

Rhodopsin is composed of the 11-cis-retinal covalently linked via a Schiff base to the opsin protein (either rod opsin or blue, red or green cone opsins). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Schiesser Schieve Schifano Schiffler point Schiffler's theorem schiffli