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 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 (H3C−)3C−C3O7−C(−CH3)3, an intermediate in the synthesis of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate.[1]
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IUPAC name
Tricarbonate
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C3O2−7 | |
Molar mass | 148.026 g·mol−1 |
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Trigonal planar at carbon atoms | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The term tricarbonate is sometimes used for salts that contain three carbonate dianions in their covalent structure or stoichiometric formula, such as cerium tricarbonate Ce2(CO3)3.
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edit- ^ 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