Methylidyne
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Methylidyne is a carbyne
Carbyne
In chemistry, a carbyne is a monovalent carbon radical species containing an electrically neutral univalent carbon atom with three non-bonded electrons.- Gas phase/reactive intermediate :...

 encountered in organic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...

. Methylidyne has a linear doublet ground state and is thus paramagnetic. It is stable in the gaseous state. Methylidyne can be considered to be a monoradical; addition reactions are very fast and exothermic. Methylidyne tends to polymerise in high concentrations.
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