Vinylidene group

In chemistry, vinylidenes are compounds with the functional group C=CH₂. An example is 1,1-dichloroethene (CCl₂=CH₂) commonly called vinylidene chloride. It and vinylidene fluoride are precursors to commercially useful polymers.

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