Alkylidene groups

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000405",
  "term": "Alkylidene groups",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Divalent groups of the form R2C=, formed when two hydrogen atoms are removed from a single carbon of an alkane, so that carbon is attached to the rest of the molecule through a double bond. Ethylidene, CH3CH=, is one example. The simplest member is methylidene, =CH2, obtained from methane.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "alkanes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1314 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/alkylidene-groups/"
}