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carbanion
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Also known as carbon anion

In organic chemistry, a carbanion is an anion with a lone pair attached to a tervalent carbon atom. This gives the carbon atom a negative charge.

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  • Carbon acids
  • Chiral carbanions
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In organic chemistry, a carbanion is an anion with a lone pair attached to a tervalent carbon atom. This gives the carbon atom a negative charge.

Formally, a carbanion is the conjugate base of a carbon acid:

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