selenocarbonyl

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noun

A compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond.

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Meanings

nounselenocarbonyl (plural selenocarbonyls)

plural selenocarbonyls

  1. chemistryA compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond.

    Metal selenocarbonyls are even rarer with fewer than 20 complexes being identified […]

    2009, A. P. Hagen, Inorganic Reactions and Methods, The Formation of Bonds to Halogens
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    Other selenocarbonyl analogues of compounds of biochemical and medicinal interest have also been prepared.

    1987, Saul Patai, Zvi Rappoport, The Chemistry of organic selenium and tellurium compounds

    Selenocarbonyl compounds are the selenium analogs of carbonyl compounds having a carbon-selenium double bond. They have been found to be very versatile compounds […]

    2007, D. M. P. Mingos, Robert H. Crabtree, Paul Knochel, Comprehensive organometallic chemistry III: Applications I
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