carbonyl, carbonylic
(adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group
carbonyl
(noun) a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carbonyl (plural carbonyls)
(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.
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.
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Source: Wiktionary
Car"bon*yl, n. Etym: [Carbon + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: The radical (CO)'\'b7, occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.
Note: 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. Carbonyl chloride (Chem.), a colorless gas, COCl2, of offensive odor, and easily condensable to liquid. It is formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide, under the influence of light, and hence has been called phosgene gas; -- called also carbon oxychloride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
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