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ketene

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Description

Ketene is a highly reactive organic compound with the formula CH2=C=O. It is a colorless, flammable gas at room temperature. Ketene is an important intermediate in organic synthesis, and it is used to produce a variety of other compounds. Ketene is typically generated by the pyrolysis of acetone or acetic anhydride. It is highly reactive due to the presence of a highly electrophilic carbon atom, and it readily undergoes addition reactions with water, alcohols, amines, and other nucleophiles. It is important because it is a versatile building block for the synthesis of various organic compounds and polymers. Ketene is also involved in the biosynthesis of many natural products. Ketene is studied extensively due to its high reactivity and its potential as a synthetic intermediate. '

ketene: structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

ketene : Carbonyl compounds where the C=O bond is conjugated to an alkylidene group. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID10038
CHEBI ID48003
MeSH IDM0051888

Synonyms (24)

Synonym
ketene
einecs 207-336-9
hsdb 633
inchi=1/c2h2o/c1-2-3/h1h
ethenone
ethylenone
keten
463-51-4
carbomethene
CHEBI:48003
keto-ethylene
FT-0653017
A804568
12071-23-7
lep3sm032a ,
unii-lep3sm032a
FT-0626300
ketene [hsdb]
ketene [mi]
oxoethylene
ch2co
ethylenone #
DTXSID1052113
Q421032

Research Excerpts

[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
keteneCarbonyl compounds where the C=O bond is conjugated to an alkylidene group.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (331)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199019 (5.74)18.7374
1990's3 (0.91)18.2507
2000's118 (35.65)29.6817
2010's156 (47.13)24.3611
2020's35 (10.57)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 54.99

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index54.99 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.81 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.94 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index88.06 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (54.99)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews6 (1.80%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.30%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other326 (97.90%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]