Chemistry:Tricarbonate

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Tricarbonate ion
Tricarbonate dianion.png
Names
IUPAC name
Tricarbonate
Properties
C
3
O2−
7
Molar mass 148.026 g·mol−1
Structure
Trigonal planar at carbon atoms
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

In organic chemistry, a tricarbonate is a compound containing the divalent –O–C(=O)–O–C(=O)–O–C(=O)–O– functional group, which consists of three carbonate groups linked in a chain by sharing of oxygen oxygen atoms. These compounds can be viewed as derivatives of a hypothetical tricarbonic acid, HO–C(=O)–O–C(=O)–O–C(=O)–OH. An important example is di-tert-butyl tricarbonate (H
3
C–)
3
C–C
3
O
7
–C(–CH
3
)
3
, an intermediate in the synthesis of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate.[1]

The term tricarbonate is sometimes used for salts that contain three carbonate dianions in their covalent structure or stoichiometric formula, such as cerium tricarbonate Ce
2
(CO
3
)
3
.

See also

References

  1. Barry M. Pope, Yutaka Yamamoto, and D. Stanley Tarbell (1977), "Di-tert-Butyl Dicarbonate". Organic Syntheses, Vol. 57, p.45; Coll. Vol. 6 (1988) p.418