Carbon oxides

The group of carbon oxides includes the following chemical compounds :

Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon dioxide (CO ₂ )
Carbon trioxide (CO ₃ )
Carbon suboxide (C ₃ O ₂ )
Dicarbon Monoxide (C ₂ O)
Tetra carbon dioxide (C ₄ O ₂ )
Mellitic anhydride (C ₁₂ O ₉ , dodecacarbon nonaoxide )

According to the IUPAC definition, these compounds, which are exclusively of carbon and oxygen are constructed as oxocarbons ( English oxocarbons ), respectively.

In the German-speaking world, however, the term oxocarbons is used for all cyclic compounds of interconnected carbonyl groups , which can also be hydrated . He was coined by Robert West .

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on oxocarbons . In: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the “Gold Book”) . doi : 10.1351 / goldbook.O04375 Version: 2.3.3.
^ Robert West, David L. Powell: New Aromatic Anions. III. Molecular Orbital Calculations on Oxygenated Anions , in: J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 1963, 85 (17), pp. 2577-2579; doi : 10.1021 / ja00900a010 .
^ Robert West, Joseph Niu: Oxocarbons and their reactions . In: J. Zabicky (Ed.): The Carbonyl Group: Volume 2 (1970), p. 214. doi : 10.1002 / 9780470771228.ch4 .

[1] Entry on oxocarbons . In: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the “Gold Book”) . doi : 10.1351 / goldbook.O04375 Version: 2.3.3.

[West_Powell-2] Robert West, David L. Powell: New Aromatic Anions. III. Molecular Orbital Calculations on Oxygenated Anions , in: J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 1963, 85 (17), pp. 2577-2579; doi : 10.1021 / ja00900a010 .

[3] Robert West, Joseph Niu: Oxocarbons and their reactions . In: J. Zabicky (Ed.): The Carbonyl Group: Volume 2 (1970), p. 214. doi : 10.1002 / 9780470771228.ch4 .