carbonyl
See also: Carbonyl
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/, /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənaɪl/
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Noun
carbonyl (plural carbonyls)
- (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
- azodicarbonyl
- carbonylate
- carbonylation
- carbonyl chloride
- carbonyl cyanide
- carbonyldiamine
- carbonylhemoglobin
- carbonylic
- carbonyl stretch
- carbonylsulfide
- carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide
- carboxyl
- decacarbonyl
- dicarbonyl
- hexacarbonyl
- hydrocarbonyl
- metal carbonyl
- molybdenum carbonyl
- monocarbonyl
- nickel carbonyl
- pentacarbonyl
- sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl
- tetracarbonyl
- thiocarbonyl
- tricarbonyl
- tungsten carbonyl
Translations
functional group -CO-
any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
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