The organic compounds with the functional group containing nitrogen are called nitro compounds. The various functional groups containing nitrogen are:
|
Functional Groups |
Structure |
|
Cyanide |
(- CN) |
|
Isocyanide |
( - NC) |
|
Nitro |
( - NO2) |
|
Nitrite |
( - ONO) |
|
Nitroso |
( - NO) |
|
p-Amino |
( - NH2) |
|
Sec.Amino |
( >NH) |
|
Ter.Amino |
( -> NH) |
|
Imino |
( = NH) |
|
Diazo |
( - N2) with a positive charge on first N. |