Carbyne (disambiguation)

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Carbyne (R-C) is a class of chemical compounds with three dangling bonds on a carbon atom.

Carbyne may also refer to:

  • The methylidyne radical (CH), the parent member and namesake of the carbyne family
  • Linear acetylenic carbon (C≡C−)n, a form of carbon with chains of alternating single and triple bounds
  • A polyyne, a molecule with such a chain in its molecular structure

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