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The name "methine" is also widely used in non-systematic nomenclature for the methanetriyl group (IUPAC): a carbon atom with four single bonds, where one bond is to a hydrogen atom (
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Every carbon atom in this molecule is a methine carbon atom, except for three; two that are attached to the two
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34:Methine or methylylidene (IUPAC)
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182:character to the compound.
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65:atom bound by two single
57:, derived formally from
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271:"Methanylylidene group
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1253:chemical nomenclature
168:. When closed, as in
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27:Chemical group (=CH–)
128:Overlapping methines
709:not C, H or O)
250:Methylylidyne group
109:methylidyne radical
89:systematic name is
61:. It consists of a
1151:Hypervalent iodine
308:Methanetriyl group
244:Methanetriyl group
178:, they often give
166:conjugated systems
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146:, or the compound
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1287:Functional groups
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1212:Sulfenyl chloride
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508:(only C, H and O)
349:Functional groups
102:methylidyne group
40:organic chemistry
16:(Redirected from
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44:methine group
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1292:Substituents
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1158:Vinyl halide
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1045:Borinic acid
1040:Boronic acid
1017:Thioxanthate
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357:Hydrocarbons
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287:. Retrieved
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192:Methyl group
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1222:Thiocyanate
1217:Sulfonamide
1182:Perchlorate
1170:Acyl halide
1131:Fluoroethyl
1012:Thionoester
900:Phosphonium
885:Phosphinate
880:Phosphonous
868:Phosphonate
567:Hydroperoxy
389:Cyclopropyl
71:double bond
1281:Categories
1126:Haloalkane
997:Thioketone
952:Persulfide
848:Phosphorus
813:Isocyanate
803:Isonitrile
704:or oxygen
702:hydrogen,
698:not being
679:Orthoester
572:Dioxiranes
550:Enol ether
438:1-Propenyl
289:2015-03-05
283:) database
257:References
134:piperylene
85:, but its
1259:inorganic
1093:Tellurium
1007:Thioester
972:Sulfoxide
957:Disulfide
945:Sulfonium
895:Phosphine
873:Phosphite
856:Phosphate
788:Carbamate
763:Hydrazone
696:element,
694:Only one
667:Anhydride
406:Methylene
173:(=CH−CH=)
1240:See also
1175:Chloride
1101:Tellurol
1055:Selenium
1022:Xanthate
736:Ammonium
718:Nitrogen
700:carbon,
657:Carboxyl
624:Aldehyde
612:Acryloyl
594:carbonyl
498:hydrogen
453:Cumulene
186:See also
180:aromatic
158:nitrogen
75:hydrogen
69:and one
1264:organic
1063:Selenol
987:Sulfone
940:Sulfide
838:NONOate
833:Nitroso
823:Nitrite
818:Nitrate
808:Cyanate
798:Nitrile
783:Amidine
778:Imidate
748:Nitrene
743:Hydrazo
731:Enamine
662:Acetoxy
650:carboxy
617:Benzoyl
555:Epoxide
538:Methoxy
528:Alcohol
482:Carbene
416:Methine
305:(2007)
246:>CH−
170:benzene
122:>CH−
83:methene
79:methyne
59:methane
1163:Iodide
1083:Selone
927:Sulfur
636:Ketone
629:Ketene
607:Acetyl
562:Peroxy
533:Alkoxy
523:Acetal
504:oxygen
493:carbon
477:Alkyne
470:Benzyl
465:Phenyl
448:Allene
443:Crotyl
423:Alkene
411:Bridge
399:Pentyl
384:Propyl
374:Methyl
285:. 2007
63:carbon
1195:Other
1032:Boron
1002:Thial
935:Thiol
828:Nitro
793:Imide
773:Amide
758:Oxime
753:Imine
726:Amine
674:Ester
641:Ynone
545:Ether
516:R-O-R
491:Only
433:Allyl
428:Vinyl
394:Butyl
379:Ethyl
369:Alkyl
281:ChEBI
87:IUPAC
67:bonds
1117:Halo
602:Acyl
502:and
460:Aryl
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768:Azo
252:≡C−
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105:≡CH
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