The Ion C5H– is formed in the gas phase by the process –(C![[triple bond, length half m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e007.gif)
C)2CH2OMe → C5H–+ MeOH; ab initio calculations indicate a ground state triplet structure with a near linear carbon skeleton, but with the terminal H at a marked angle to the carbon backbone.
S. Dua, J. C. Sheldon and J. H. Bowie, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1995, 1067 DOI: 10.1039/C39950001067
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