In
organic chemistry
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, a methylidyne group or just methylidyne is a
neutral
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part of a
molecule
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(a
substituent
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or
functional group
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) with formula , consisting of a
carbon
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atom
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Every solid, liquid, gas, and ...
bonded to a
hydrogen
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atom by one single bond and to the rest of the molecule by one triple bond.
[
(2013]
''Methylidyne group''
in the Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) database. Accessed on 2013-02-06.
For example, a methylidyne group is present in
''n''-methylidyne-1-hexanaminium, .
The name "methylidyne" is also used for the
methylidyne radical
Methylidyne, or (unsubstituted) carbyne, is an organic compound whose molecule consists of a single hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom. It is the parent compound of the carbynes, which can be seen as obtained from it by substitution of other f ...
(carbyne) , the same two atoms not bound to any other atom.
See also
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Methylene group
In organic chemistry, a methylene group is any part of a molecule that consists of two hydrogen atoms bound to a carbon atom, which is connected to the remainder of the molecule by two single bonds. The group may be represented as , where the '< ...
or methylidene =
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Methylene bridge
In organic chemistry, a methylene bridge, methylene spacer, or methanediyl group is any part of a molecule with formula ; namely, a carbon atom bound to two hydrogen atoms and connected by single bonds to two other distinct atoms in the rest of ...
or methanediyl −−
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Methine group
In organic chemistry, a methine group or methine bridge is a trivalent functional group , derived formally from methane. It consists of a carbon atom bound by two single bonds and one double bond, where one of the single bonds is to a hydrogen. T ...
, methylylidene, or methanylylidene =CH−
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Methanetriyl group
In organic chemistry, a methine group or methine bridge is a trivalent functional group , derived formally from methane. It consists of a carbon atom bound by two single covalent bond, bonds and one double bond, where one of the single bonds is t ...
>CH−
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Methylylidyne group ≡C−
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