Term Name: | carbene |
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Synonyms: | carbenes |
Definition: | The electrically neutral species H2C(2.) and its derivatives, in which the carbon is covalently bonded to two univalent groups of any kind or a divalent group and bears two nonbonding electrons, which may be spin-paired (singlet state) or spin-non-paired (triplet state). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:51363] ( EBI ) |