methanide

chemical compound

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ionic carbide

  • The crystal structure of tetragonal calcium carbide, CaC2.
    In carbide: Ionic carbides

    …the forms C4−, sometimes called methanides since they can be viewed as being derived from methane, (CH4); C22−, called acetylides and derived from acetylene (C2H2); and C34−, derived from allene (C3H4). The best-characterized methanides are probably beryllium carbide (Be2C) and aluminum carbide (Al

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