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λ2-ethene (substitutive) dihydrido-1κ2H-dicarbon(C—C) (additive) | |
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C2H2 |
Molar mass | 26.038 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless gas |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methylidenecarbene (systematically named λ2-ethene and dihydrido-1κ2H-dicarbon(C—C)) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C=CH
2 (also written [CCH
2] or C
2H
2). It is a metastable proton tautomer of acetylene, which only persists as an adduct. It is a colourless gas that phosphoresces in the far-infrared range. It is the simplest unsaturated carbene.