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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