A chemical compound containing a carbon-nitrogen double bond, related to carbodiimides; used in organic synthesis and coupling reactions in chemistry.
From 'carb-' (carbon) and 'imide' (a functional group with two carbonyl groups bonded to nitrogen). Related to carbodiimide chemistry.
Carbodiimides (and related carbimides) are used to make peptide bonds in the lab—they're essentially helping scientists glue proteins together, mimicking what happens in living cells!
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