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carbon chain

chain formed by a set of contiguous carbon atoms linked by covalent bonds
Class type of: chemical group Q2250419

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
class of chemical groups
Subclass of
chemical group[2]
Part of
hydrocarbon chain[3]
Has part(s) of the class
carbon[5]
Used by
backbone chain[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en carbon backbone en carbon chain en carbon skeleton de Kohlenstoffkette de Kohlenstoff-Kette es Cadena carbonada es Esqueleto carbonado fr chaîne carbonée fr chaîne carbonique fr squelette carboné it Catena carboniosa it Scheletro carbonioso nl koolstofketen nl koolstofskelet pt Anel Benzênico pt Cadeia acíclica pt Cadeia carbônica pt Cadeia linear pt Cadeia ramificada pt Cadeia saturada
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/carbon-skeleton
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120zjcp3, /g/12111znx, /g/121wngd8
WIPO Pearl term ID
28598

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
backbone chain
Has part(s) of the class 1
carbon
Instance of 1
chemical group
Subclass of 1
chemical bond
Used by 1
backbone chain
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Summary

carbon chain is a class of chemical groups[1].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Wostr · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Aliases → —
    Used by → —
    Part of → hydrocarbon chain
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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