Acyl carbenes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000214",
  "term": "Acyl carbenes",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of carbenes in which the divalent carbon atom is directly attached to the carbonyl carbon of an acyl group. These reactive intermediates exhibit unique reactivity due to the interaction between the electron-deficient carbene center and the adjacent pi system of the carbonyl group. A characteristic reaction of acyl carbenes is the Wolff rearrangement to form a ketene.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1311 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/acyl-carbenes/"
}