Tricarbonate
Introduction In organic chemistry, a '''tricarbonate''' is a compound containing the divalent  functional group, which consists of three carbonate groups linked in a chain by sharing of oxygen oxygen atoms. These compounds can be viewed as derivatives of a hypothetical '''tricarbonic acid''', . An important example is di-''tert''-butyl tricarbonate , an intermediate in the synthesis of di-''tert''-butyl dicarbonate.The term ''tricarbonate'' is sometimes used for salts that contain three carbonate dianions in their covalent structure or stoichiometric formula, such as cerium tricarbonate .
See also *Dicarbonate
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