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thumb|General formula for a ketene

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Ketenes
canonical SMILES
[*]C([*])=C=O
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[*]C([*])=C=O |$R;;R$|
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  • History
  • Properties
  • Synthesis
  • Reactions
  • Acylation
  • Cycloadditions
  • Stereochemistry
  • Higher-length cycloadditions
  • Dimerization
  • Applications
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thumb|General formula for a ketene

In organic chemistry, a ketene is an organic compound of the form , where R and R' are two arbitrary monovalent chemical groups (or two separate substitution sites in the same molecule). The name may also refer to the specific compound ethenone , the simplest ketene.

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