What is "succinimide"

Succinimide \Suc`cin*im"ide\, n. (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido acid, under Imido.

n. 1 (context organic compound English) The cyclic imide of succinic acid 2 (context medicine English) Any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used to treat epilepsy

Succinimide is a cyclic imide with the formula CHNO. It is used in a variety of organic syntheses, as well as in some industrial silver plating processes. It may be prepared by thermal decomposition of ammonium succinate