Ketenylidene

Ketenylidene is a ligand in organometallic chemistry with the chemical formula :C=C=O. As a chemical compound, it is a very unstable carbene also called dicarbon monoxide. The ligand can be formed by carbon monoxide molecules becoming attached to carbon-metal coordination complexes.

References

  1. ↑ Sailor, Michael J.; Shriver, Duward F. (1987). "Vibrational spectroscopic characterization of the CCO ligand and the possible occurrence of CCO on surfaces". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109 (16): 5039–5041. Bibcode:1987JAChS.109.5039S. doi:10.1021/ja00250a055.