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Carbene vs Methylene - What's the difference?

carbene | methylene |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between carbene and methylene

is that carbene is any short-lived, reactive species R2C:, especially the parent compound CH2: (also called methylene) while methylene is the unstable carbene CH2.

carbene

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any short-lived, reactive species R2C:', especially the parent compound CH2' : (also called methylene).
  • Derived terms

    * carbene analogue

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    methylene

    English

    Noun

  • (organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
  • (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
  • (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH2: