Carbenoids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001625",
  "term": "Carbenoids",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Reagents that exhibit reactivity characteristic of a carbene without being a free carbene species. They are organometallic complexes that transfer a carbene-like fragment to a substrate, often with greater selectivity and stability than the corresponding free carbene. The Simmons-Smith reagent, an organozinc compound, is a well-known carbenoid used for the cyclopropanation of alkenes.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "carbenes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1092 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)",
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1325 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/carbenoids/"
}