Alkoxide

An alkoxide ion is the ion made by taking a hydrogen ion (H+) off an alcohol. Alkoxide ions have a charge of -1. They include an alkane, which is bonded to an oxygen with a negative charge. Alkoxides are also the compounds made with an alkoxide ion and a positive ion.

Alkoxide Media

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  Structure of the methoxide anion. Although alkali metal alkoxides are not salts and adopt complex structures, they behave chemically as sources of RO−
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  The structure of the methoxide ion.

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  Structure of the Li
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  3 cluster, highlighting the tendency of alkoxides to aggregate and bind ether ligands. *     Carbon (C)*     Lithium (Li) *     Oxygen (O)*     Hydrogen (H)