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Carbyne (R-C⫶) is a class of chemical compounds with three dangling bonds on a carbon atom.

Carbyne may also refer to:

• The methylidyne radical (⫶CH), the parent member and namesake of the carbyne family
• Linear acetylenic carbon (C≡C−)_n, a form of carbon with chains of alternating single and triple bounds
• A polyyne, a molecule with such a chain in its molecular structure

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Carbyne
• All pages with titles containing Carbyne
• Carlyne