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Carbomethene Ethenone H2C=C=O H2CCO Ketene |
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H2C=C=O
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Real, short lived (transient), electronically neutral species. Gram formula weight (molecular mass) = 42.036 Boiling point = -48 °C Purity = 99 % Solubility in organics = soluble Ketene is a reactive gas which is prepared as required by thermally cracking acetone or acetic anhydride vapour. Ketene dimerises to diketene.
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