Dicarbon monoxide
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| IUPAC name 2-Oxoethenylidene | |||
| Other names Ketenylidene | |||
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Chemical formula | C2O | ||
| Molar mass | 40.021 g·mol−1 | ||
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Chemical compound
Dicarbon monoxide (C2O) is a molecule that contains two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. It is a linear molecule that, because of its simplicity, is of interest in a variety of areas. It is, however, so extremely reactive that it is not encountered in everyday life. It is classified as a carbene, cumulene and an oxocarbon.[1]
Occurrence
Dicarbon monoxide is a product of the photolysis of carbon suboxide:[2][3]
- C3O2 → CO + C2O
It is stable enough to observe reactions with NO and NO2.[4]
Called ketenylidene in organometallic chemistry, it is a ligand observed in metal carbonyl clusters, e.g. [OC2Co3(CO)9]+. Ketenylidenes are proposed as intermediates in the chain growth mechanism of the Fischer-Tropsch Process, which converts carbon monoxide and hydrogen to hydrocarbon fuels.[5]
The organophosphorus compound (C6H5)3PCCO (CAS# 15596-07-3) contains the C2O functionality. Sometimes called Bestmann's Ylide, it is a yellow solid.[6]
References
- ^ Frenking, Gernot; Tonner, Ralf "Divalent carbon(0) compounds" Pure and Applied Chemistry 2009, vol. 81, pp. 597-614. doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-08-11-03
- ^ Bayes, K. (1961). "Photolysis of Carbon Suboxide". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83 (17): 3712–3713. doi:10.1021/ja01478a033.
- ^ Anderson, D. J.; Rosenfeld, R. N. (1991). "Photodissociation of Carbon Suboxide". Journal of Chemical Physics. 94 (12): 7857–7867. doi:10.1063/1.460121.
- ^ Thweatt, W. D.; Erickson, M. A.; Hershberger, J. F. (2004). "Kinetics of the CCO + NO and CCO + NO2 reactions". Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 108 (1): 74–79. Bibcode:2004JPCA..108...74T. doi:10.1021/jp0304125.
- ^ Jensen, Michael P.; Shriver, Duward F. "Carbon-carbon and carbonyl transformations in ketenylidene cluster compounds" Journal of Molecular Catalysis 1992, vol. 74, pp. 73-84. doi:10.1016/0304-5102(92)80225-6
- ^ H. J. Bestmann, R. Zimmermann, M. Riou "Ketenylidenetriphenylphosphorane" e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2001. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rk005.pub2
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- CO
- CO2
- CO3
- CO4
- CO5
- CO6
- C2O
- C2O2
- C2O3
- C2O4 (1,2-Dioxetanedione and 1,3-Dioxetanedione)
- C3O
- C3O2
- C3O3
- C3O6
- C4O2
- C4O4
- C4O6
- C5O2
- C5O5
- C6O6 (Cyclohexanehexone and Ethylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride)
- C8O8
- C9O9
- C10O8
- C10O10
- C12O6
- C12O9
- C12O12
- Graphite oxide
- C3O2
- CO
- CO2
- Metal carbonyls
- Carbonic acid
- Bicarbonates
- Carbonates
- Polycarbonates (Dicarbonates and Tricarbonates)
- Peroxydicarbonates
