What are Amines?

An amine is generally a functional group with a nitrogen atom having a lone pair. Amines resemble ammonia structurally where nitrogen can bond up to 3 hydrogen atoms. It is also characterized by various properties that are based on carbon connectivity.

Compounds of nitrogen connected to a carbonyl group are called as amides, they have a structure R–CO–NR′R″ and vary in properties with amines.

Amines are organic compounds that contain nitrogen atoms with a lone pair. Basically, they are derived from ammonia (NH₃) in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by an alkyl or aryl group, and so they are known as alkylamines and arylamines respectively.