title: The terminology of guanidine formation.
abstract: The terminology in recent use for the conversion -NH2 to -NHC(=NH)NH2 is surveyed and shown to be in a state of extreme confusion: a pragmatic recommendation is made that the word guanidinylation should be generally adopted for this conversion.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D019791:Guanidine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D019791:Guanidine