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Carbonyl

Car′bon-yl

,
Noun.
[
Carbon
+
-yl
.]
(Chem.)
The radical (
=CO
), occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.
☞ Though denoted by a formula identical with that of carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but tetravalent in carbonyl compounds.

Definition 2024


Carbonyl

Carbonyl

See also: carbonyl

German

Noun

Carbonyl n (genitive Carbonyls, plural Carbonyle)

  1. carbonyl

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Synonyms

  • Karbonyl

Derived terms

carbonyl

carbonyl

See also: Carbonyl

English

Noun

carbonyl (plural carbonyls)

  1. (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.
  2. (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.

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