Organic base
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An organic base is an organic compound which acts as a base. Organic bases are usually, but not always, proton acceptors. They usually contain nitrogen atoms, which can easily be protonated. For example, amines or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds have a lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom and can thus act as proton acceptors.[1] Examples include:
- pyridine
- alkylamines, such as methylamine
- imidazole
- benzimidazole
- histidine
- guanidine
- phosphazene bases
- hydroxides of quaternary ammonium cations or some other organic cations
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