Tricarbon monoxide
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| Preferred IUPAC name
3-Oxopropa-1,2-dien-1-ylidene | |
| Other names
3-Oxopropadienylidene | |
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| 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 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.