nitramides Definition

A class of organic compounds derived from ammonia and carbonic acid where the oxygen of the carbonyl group in a carboxylic acid has been replaced by a nitro group (-NO2), giving the general formula R-CN. Examples include salts or esters of nitroacetic acid and other nitro carboxylic acids. They are characterized by their ability to act as nucleophiles in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.