What do you call this in chemistry `-N=` ?
Answer:
This functional group is called an "imine". It is formed by the condensation reaction between a ketone/aldehyde (the double bond side) and a primary amine (the single bond side). In the special case where the primary amine is aromatic, the group is called a "Schiff base".
-N=
N is nitrogen.
(-) represents single bond with an element.
(=) represents double bond with an element.
it means that nitrogen is bonded by a sigma bond on the left and a pi bond on the right...
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