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Carbene

In organic chemistry, a carbene is a molecule containing a neutral carbon atom with a valence of two and two unshared valence electrons. The general formula is .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output…

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Generation

Structures and bonding

Reactivity

Ligands in organometallic chemistry

Industrial applications

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Carbene

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples85
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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Carbene

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related to Ligands in organometallic chemistry · 13
Carbene → Arduengo, C-deprotonated, Fischer, In, LnMCRR, N-Heterocyclic, NHC, Schrock, Such, The, They, Wanzlick, Wittig
related to Small-molecule extrusion · 12
Carbene → As, Bamford, C-O, Diazirines, Epoxides, For, Photolysis, Ring, Separately, Stevens, Typically, Wolff
related to Structures and bonding · 11
Carbene → Bond, EPR, Fluorenylidene, For, Hund's, Most, Only, Simulations, Singlet, The, Triplet
related to history · 10
Carbene → According, Carbenes, CH2, Chicago, Doering, Eduard Buchner, Hermann Staudinger, In, Winstein, Woodward
related to C—H insertion · 8
Carbene → Alkyl, Both, C-H, Generally, In, Insertions, The, When
related to Carbene dimerization · 6
Carbene → Carbenes, Industrial, Persistent, Teflon, This, Wanzlick
has application · 4
Carbene → Many, Teflon, Tetrafluoroethylene, The
related to External links · 4
Carbene → Carbenes, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Reactivity · 4
Carbene → At, Lewis, Other, They
related to Cyclopropanation · 3
Carbene → Addition, Carbenes, In Simmons-Smith

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carbenes singlet triplet carbon two metal substituents typically reaction form reactions nitrogen chemistry also insertions organometallic methylene persistent ligands aryl

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Carbeneis amolecule containing a neutral carbon atom with a valence of two and two unshared valence electrons0.90text
leadinstance ofeither stabilized by a metal substituent0.80text
palladium or platinuminstance ofeither stabilized by a metal substituent0.80text
Carbenehas applicationTeflon0.60section
Carbenehas applicationTetrafluoroethylene0.60section
Carbenehas applicationThe0.60section
Carbenehas applicationMany0.60section
Carbenehas effectSinglet0.60section
Carbenehas effectTriplet0.60section
Carbenerelated to Carbene dimerizationCarbenes0.60section
Carbenerelated to Carbene dimerizationThis0.60section
Carbenerelated to Carbene dimerizationTeflon0.60section

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