alkylidene

English

Noun

alkylidene (plural alkylidenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=

Translations

functional group derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom

• Portuguese: alquilideno m

See also

• methylene