triamine, tetraamine and so forth.

Lower amines are named with the suffix -amine.Higher amines have the prefix amino as a functional group. IUPAC however does not recommend this convention, but prefers the alkanamine form, e.g. butan-2-amine.

Physical properties

Hydrogen bonding significantly influences the properties of primary and secondary amines. For example, methyl and

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