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
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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.