Amidines with the general formula R(1)N=CHNR(2)R(3) (R(1), R(2), R(3) can be H).
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| amitraz | A tertiary amino compound that is 1,3,5-triazapenta-1,4-diene substituted by a methyl group at position 3 and 2,4-dimethylphenyl groups at positions 1 and 5. | amitraz |
| formamidine | The smallest member of the class of carboxamidines being formic acid with the O and OH groups from the carboxy function replaced by NH and NH2 groups respectively. The parent of the class of formamidines. | formamidine |
| u 40481 | A member of the class of formamidines that is N-methylimidoformamide in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen atom has been replaced by a 2,4-dimethylphenyl group. It is a metabolite of the insecticide amitraz. | N'-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N-methylformamidine |