Definitions for: Carbonyl

[n] a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
[adj] (chemistry) relating to or containing the carbonyl group

Webster (1913) Definition: Car"bon*yl, n. [Carbon + -yl.] (Chem.)
The radical (CO)'', occuring, always combined, in many
compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl
chloride, etc.

Note: Though denoted by a formula identical with that of
carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon
seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but
tetravalent in carbonyl compounds.

Carbonyl chloride (Chem.), a colorless gas, COCl2, of
offensive odor, and easily condensable to liquid. It is
formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide, under the
influence of light, and hence has been called {phosgene
gas}; -- called also carbon oxychloride.

Synonyms: carbonylic

See Also: carbonyl group, chemical compound, compound

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