metallocarbene

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English

Etymology

From metallo- +‎ carbene.

Noun

metallocarbene (plural metallocarbenes)

  1. (chemistry) A complex containing a metal ion M replacing one or both substituents at the divalent carbon atom of a carbene: (L)M–C–R