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Amines - Information
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 |  What are Amines?
Amines are ammonia (NH3) derivates, which contain a functional amino-group (NH2) (primary amines).
Amines are widely used as versatile building blocks in the pharmaceutical industry and other research areas. They also find wide applications as components in the production of azo-compounds, Amides, Lactones and other Carbonyl derivatives.
An interesting field is the usage as protecting group or as chiral auxiliary reagents.
Voluminous secondary or tertiary amines are used as non-nucleophilic proton acceptors.
Diamines and triamines are widely used as chelating ligands and specific bind to certain metal ions, by forming complexes.
Practically in any biological applications and mechanisms (viruses, bacteria, plants, animals, and humans) there are amines involved as binding partners, in hydrogen bridges or as reaction center. Special biogenetical amines are important as tissue hormone, present in DNA proteins,
in transmethylation enzymes or transmitter substances.
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Chemicals, Finechemicals, Metal Compounds