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Silylene
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<p>Silylene is a <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> with the formula SiR2. It is the <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a> analog of <a href="/facts/Carbene/3WxNSStY">carbene</a>. Silylene rapidly when condensed. </p><p>Silylenes are formal derivatives of silylene with its hydrogens replaced by other substituents. Most examples feature amido (NR2) or alkyl/aryl groups. </p><p>Silylenes have been proposed as <a href="/facts/Reactive_intermediate/6pajSrDX">reactive intermediates</a>. They are <a href="/facts/Carbene_analog/NGW1IozS">carbene analogs</a>. </p>