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Preferred IUPAC name
Nitrous cyanide | |
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CN2O | |
Molar mass | 56.024 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | blue-green gas |
Boiling point | −40 °C (−40 °F; 233 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nitrosyl cyanide, a blue-green gas, [1] is the compound with the molecular formula ONCN. The compound has been invoked as a product of the oxidation of cyanamide catalyzed by the enzyme glucose oxidase. [2]
The structure of nitrosyl cyanide is planar. It is strongly bent at the internal nitrogen, analogous to the structure of nitrosyl chloride. The C-N-O angle is 113°. The NCN angle is 170°. [1]
The compound can be created by the reaction of nitrosyl chloride and silver cyanide at low temperatures. It is not typically isolated, but trapped by Diels-Alder reactions, e.g. with butadiene. Cycloadditions occur across the N=O bond. It forms a reversible adduct with 9,10-dimethylantracene. [1]
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Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name
Nitrous cyanide | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
PubChem
CID
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CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties [1] | |
CN2O | |
Molar mass | 56.024 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | blue-green gas |
Boiling point | −40 °C (−40 °F; 233 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nitrosyl cyanide, a blue-green gas, [1] is the compound with the molecular formula ONCN. The compound has been invoked as a product of the oxidation of cyanamide catalyzed by the enzyme glucose oxidase. [2]
The structure of nitrosyl cyanide is planar. It is strongly bent at the internal nitrogen, analogous to the structure of nitrosyl chloride. The C-N-O angle is 113°. The NCN angle is 170°. [1]
The compound can be created by the reaction of nitrosyl chloride and silver cyanide at low temperatures. It is not typically isolated, but trapped by Diels-Alder reactions, e.g. with butadiene. Cycloadditions occur across the N=O bond. It forms a reversible adduct with 9,10-dimethylantracene. [1]