Term Name: carbene
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 )

Relationships
is a type of: organic radical
has subtype: 1H-inden-1-ylidene acyl carbene dichlorocarbene imidoyl carbene methanediyl N-heterocyclic carbene vinyl carbene