Definition
diazine
noun
- Any of a class of organic compounds containing a six-membered aromatic ring with two nitrogen atoms in the ring structure.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Pyrimidine and pyrazine are both common types of diazine.
- Diazines are important building blocks in pharmaceutical chemistry.
- The diazine ring system appears in many biologically active molecules.
- Researchers synthesized a new diazine derivative for drug development.
- Diazines are studied extensively in organic chemistry courses.