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Answer for the clue "An amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N- ", 7 letters:
enamine

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An enamine is an unsaturated compound derived by the condensation of an aldehyde or ketone with a secondary amine . Enamines are versatile intermediates. The word "enamine" is derived from the affix en -, used as the suffix of alkene , and the root amine ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) Any of a class of unsaturated nitrogen compounds, having the general formula R 2 C=C(R)-NR 2 , prepared by the condensation reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with an secondary amine; they are the tautomeric forms of ...

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n. an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-