Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Triacetone amine is the heterocycle that arises via the condensation of acetone and ammonia according to the following equation:3 CH3C(O)CH3 + NH3 → OC(CH2C(CH3)2)2NH + 2 H2OIt is used to prepare the hindered amine 2266-tetramethylpiperidine CH2[CH2C(CH3)2]2NH.