C₂H₂

Translingual

Symbol

C₂H₂

1. (organic chemistry) molecular formula for ethyne

Alternative forms

• (CH)₂, CHCH, CH≡CH, C2H2

Derived terms

• ethynyl: CCH, -CCH, C₂H, -C₂H, -C≡CH

Related terms

• methane: CH₄
• methyl: CH₃, -CH₃
• ethane: C₂H₆, (CH₃)₂, CH₃CH₃, CH₃-CH₃
• ethyl: CH₂CH₃, -CH₂CH₃, C₂H₅, -C₂H₅, -CH₂-CH₃
• ethene: C₂H₄, CH₂CH₂, CH₂=CH₂
• ethenyl: CHCH₂, -CHCH₂, C₂H₃, -C₂H₃, CH=CH₂, -CH=CH₂
• propyne, 1-propylyne, propyl-1-yne: C₃H₄, CHCCH₃, CH≡C-CH₃
• propynyl: C₃H₃, -C₃H₃
  • 1-propylynyl, propyl-1-ynyl: CCCH₃, -CCCH₃, -C≡C-CH₃
  • 2-propylynyl, propyl-2-ynyl: CH₂CCH, -CH₂CCH, -CH₂C≡CH

See also

• alkyne
• disilyne, Si₂H₂
• difluoroethyne, C₂F₂
• difluorodisilyne, Si₂F₂