Tricarbon monoxide

Tricarbon monoxide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Oxopropa-1,2-dien-1-ylidene
Other names
3-Oxopropadienylidene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C3O/c1-2-3-4
    Key: ZCNKODXATWVMAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [C-]#CC#[O+]
Properties
C3O
Molar mass 52.032 g·mol−1
Appearance Gas
Related compounds
Related oxides
carbon monoxide
dicarbon monoxide
tetracarbon monoxide
Related compounds
tricarbon monosulfide
carbon subnitride
HCCCO[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tricarbon monoxide C3O is a reactive radical oxocarbon molecule found in space, and which can be made as a transient substance in the laboratory. It can be trapped in an inert gas matrix or made as a short lived gas. C3O can be classified as a ketene or an oxocumulene a kind of heterocumulene.[3]

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  2. ^ Cooksy, A. L.; Watson, J. K. G.; Gottlieb, C. A.; Thaddeus, P. (February 1992). "The rotational spectrum of the carbon chain radical HCCCO". The Astrophysical Journal. 386: L27. Bibcode:1992ApJ...386L..27C. doi:10.1086/186284.
  3. ^ Ruppel, Raimund (1999). "Neue Heterokumulene und Carbene" (PDF) (in German). Gießen: Justus-Liebig-Universität: 13. Retrieved 10 November 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)