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The document defines carbenes as neutral, electron deficient species with two covalent bonds and two non-bonded electrons. Carbenes are highly reactive with lifetimes under 1 second and exist as either singlet or triplet states. They are commonly generated through photolysis or thermal decomposition of precursors like diazocompounds, ketene, or α-diazocarbonyl compounds. Carbenes act as strong electrophiles and undergo reactions like cycloadditions and hydrolysis.
- Author
- Baldev Chaudhary
- Language
- EN