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An amine is an organic functional group with strong basic properties prevelant in many bilogical molecules. It is a derivative of ammonia and consists of a nitrogen (with a lone pair) covalently bonded to either hydrogen or alkyl groups and can be found in primary, secondary or tertiary structures.
An amine is an organic functional group with strong basic properties prevelant in many bilogical molecules. It is a derivative of [[ammonia|ammonia]] and consists of a [[nitrogen|nitrogen]] (with a lone pair) [[Covalent_bonding|covalently bonded]] to either [[hydrogen|hydrogen]] or [[alkyl groups|alkyl groups]] and can be found in primary, secondary or tertiary structures.

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An amine is an organic functional group with strong basic properties prevelant in many bilogical molecules. It is a derivative of ammonia and consists of a nitrogen (with a lone pair) covalently bonded to either hydrogen or alkyl groups and can be found in primary, secondary or tertiary structures.