carbonyl
See also: Carbonyl
English
Noun
carbonyl (plural carbonyls)
- (organic chemistry) In organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
- (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.
Derived terms
- carbonylic
- carbonyl chloride
- carbonyl stretch
- carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide
- hexacarbonyl
- metal carbonyl
- molybdenum carbonyl
- nickel carbonyl
- pentacarbonyl
- sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl
- tetracarbonyl
- thiocarbonyl
- tungsten carbonyl
Translations
functional group -CO-
any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
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