Dicarbon monoxide

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Dicarbon monoxide
IUPAC name	dicarbon monoxide
Identifiers
CAS number	[12071-23-7]
SMILES	[C]=C=O
Properties
Molar mass	40.02 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Dicarbon monoxide (C₂O) is an extremely reactive molecule that contains two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. It is covalently bonded. It is an intermediate in the photolysis of carbon suboxide. It is closely related to CO, CO₂ and C₃O₂, and other oxides of carbon.

C₃O₂ → CO + C₂O

It is stable enough to observe reactions with NO and NO₂.

Dicarbon monoxide is often referred to as DCM.

[edit] References

1. Bayes K. (1961). "Photolysis of Carbon Suboxide". Journal of the American Chemical Society 83: 3712–3713. doi:10.1021/ja01478a033. 
2. Anderson D. J., Rosenfeld R. N. (1991). "Photodissociation of Carbon Suboxide". Journal of Chemical Physics 94: 7852–7867. doi:10.1063/1.460121. 
3. Thweatt W. D., Erickson M. A., Hershberger J. F. (2004). "Kinetics of the CCO+NO and CCO+NO2 reactions". Journal of Physical Chemistry 108: 74–79. doi:10.1021/jp0304125. 

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