Arsanylidenes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000793",
  "term": "Arsanylidenes",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Carbene analogues of the form R-As:, in which a monosubstituted arsenic atom carries a lone pair and two further nonbonding electrons, leaving six electrons around arsenic. The parent H-As: is arsanylidene, with arsinidene as a common non-IUPAC synonym and arsinediyl as the former recommended name. They are reactive intermediates, the arsenic counterparts of carbenes and nitrenes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "arsinidenes"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "carbene analogues"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1319 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/arsanylidenes/"
}