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Carbon hexoxide
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Carbon hexoxide or carbon hexaoxide is an oxide of carbon with an unusually large quantity of oxygen.[1] The molecule has been produced and studied at cryogenic temperatures. The molecule is important in atmospheric chemistry and in the study of cold ices in the outer solar system and interstellar space.[2] The substance could form and be present on Ganymede or Triton, moons in the outer solar system. The molecule consists of a six membered ring with five oxygen and one carbon atom, and one oxygen with a double bond with the carbon.[1]
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pentaoxan-6-one | |
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CO6 | |
Molar mass | 108.005 g·mol−1 |
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Carbon pentoxide Carbon tetroxide Carbon hexasulfide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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