Pseudo-oxocarbon anion

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In chemistry, the term pseudo-oxocarbon anion is used to refer to a negative ion that is conceptually derived from an oxocarbon anion through replacement of one or more of the basic oxygen atoms by chemically similar elements or functional groups, such as sulfur (S), selenium (Se), or dicyanomethylene (=C(CN)2).

Typical examples are the anions 2-(Dicyanomethylene)croconate, croconate violet, and croconate blue, derived from the croconate anion C
5
O2−
5
by replacing one, two, or three oxygen atoms by dicyanomethylene groups:

Croconate dianion.svg 2-dicyanomethylene croconate.svg Croconate violet.svg Croconate blue.svg
Croconate2-Dicyanomethylene-
croconate
Croconate violetCroconate blue

These anions retain many of the properties of the parent, including the delocalized bond in the ring and the delocalized charge in the atoms attached to the ring. [1] [2] [3] Similar anions can be obtained from squarate C
4
O2−
4
. [4]

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3−x
O2−
x
(x = 0, 1, or 2):

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x
On
y
for some integers x, y, and n.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croconate violet</span>

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11
N
4
O2−
3
or ((N≡C−)2C=)2(C5O3)2−. It is one of the pseudo-oxocarbon anions, as it can be described as a derivative of the croconate oxocarbon anion C
5
O2−
5
through the replacement of two oxygen atoms by dicyanomethylene groups =C(−C≡N)2. Its systematic name is 3,5-bis(dicyanomethylene)-1,2,4-trionate. The term croconate violet as a dye name specifically refers to the dipotassium salt K
2
C
11
N
4
O
3
.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1,2-Bis(dicyanomethylene)squarate</span>

1,2-Bis(dicyanomethylene)squarate is a divalent anion with chemical formula C
10
N
4
O2−
2
or ((N≡C−)2C=)2(C4O2)2−. It is one of the pseudo-oxocarbon anions, as it can be described as a derivative of the squarate oxocarbon anion C
4
O2−
4
through the replacement of two adjacent oxygen atoms by dicyanomethylene groups =C(−C≡N)2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1,3-Bis(dicyanomethylene)squarate</span>

1,3-Bis(dicyanomethylene)squarate is a divalent anion with chemical formula C
10
N
4
O2−
2
or ((N≡C−)2C=)2(C4O2)2−. It is one of the pseudo-oxocarbon anions, as it can be described as a derivative of the squarate oxocarbon anion C
4
O2−
4
through the replacement of two opposite oxygen atoms by dicyanomethylene groups =C(−C≡N)2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croconate blue</span>

Croconate blue or 1,2,3-tris(dicyanomethylene)croconate is a divalent anion with chemical formula C
14
N
6
O2−
2
or ((N≡C−)2C=)3(C5O2)2−. It is one of the pseudo-oxocarbon anions, as it can be described as a derivative of the croconate oxocarbon anion C
5
O2−
5
through the replacement of three oxygen atoms by dicyanomethylene groups =C(−C≡N)2. The term Croconate Blue as a dye name specifically refers to the dipotassium salt K
2
C
14
N
6
O
2
.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2-(Dicyanomethylene)croconate</span> Ion

2-(Dicyanomethylene)croconate is a divalent anion with chemical formula C
8
N
2
O2−
4
or ((N≡C−)2C=)(C5O4)2−. It is one of the pseudo-oxocarbon anions, as it can be described as a derivative of the croconate oxocarbon anion C
5
O2−
5
through the replacement of one oxygen atom by a dicyanomethylene group =C(−C≡N)2.

Alexander Johann Fatiadi was a chemist.

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The carbonite ion is the double ionized ion of dihydroxymethylidene, with the chemical formula: CO2−
2
. Alkali metal salts, Li
2
CO
2
, K
2
CO
2
, Rb
2
CO
2
and Cs
2
CO
2
, have been observed at 15 K. Interestingly, sodium does not form a carbonite. Due to the lone pair on the carbon atom, salts of the carbonite ion would be protonated to form formate and formic acid, rather than the carbene.

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References

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