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acetylide

n. (context organic chemistry English) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.

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Acetylide

Acetylide is a carbanion with the chemical formula HC≡C. The classification includes saline carbides and organometallic compounds of terminal alkynes and acetylene. Substituted acetylides, which have the general structure RC≡C (where R is an organic side chain), are useful reagents in organic synthesis.

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I piped some acetylene gas into closed runs, put the acetylide inside, and stuck in a kind of bait that brings rats in a hurry.