ylide
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See also: Ylide
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the resonance structure between the covalent form (-yl, where the carbanion exists as a methylidenyl group) and the ionic form (-ide, as in methanide).
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Noun[edit]
ylide (plural ylides)
- (organic chemistry) Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both a covalent and an ionic bond; normally written X+–Y−
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