Though it is highly unlikely, has any carbon compound been found to make an ionic bond and to exhibit ionic properties?
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5$\begingroup$ Graphene oxide is not ionic at all. There are, though, certain intercalation compounds which are truly ionic with (+) on carbon sheets. $\endgroup$ – Ivan Neretin Nov 13 '15 at 6:44
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1$\begingroup$ madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-09/967952226.Ch.r.html Check this link. Hope it will cover your Question $\endgroup$ – Urooj Arshad Nov 16 '15 at 8:10
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$\begingroup$ @steveverrill I mean by the transfer of electrons, like what you see in NaF. When the ionic character is greater than the covalent one. $\endgroup$ – Harshit Garg Nov 16 '15 at 17:44
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$\begingroup$ see this- chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/9212/… $\endgroup$ – Nilay Ghosh Apr 11 '16 at 10:04
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Why unlikely? Ionic compounds of carbon have been known for ages. There are ionic carbides ($\ce{Al4C3}$, $\ce{CaC2}$, etc.), graphite intercalation compounds like $\ce{KC8}$, ionic derivatives of fullerenes and more.
Come to think of it, common $\ce{CaCO3}$ is certainly ionic and at the same time a compound of carbon, but this is most likely not what you want.
answered Nov 12 '15 at 15:44
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There is also the classical case of the aromatic carbocations and carbanions; examples include tropylium bromide,
and sodium cyclopentadienide, which is used for preparing "sandwich compounds", among other uses.
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Perhaps what you meant to ask was
Are there any known organic compounds with ionic bonds?
Organic salts would be examples of organic compounds with ionic bonds. Here is a list of organic salts.
