Cyanide ion | SSHADE

Molecule

Name: Cyanide ion

Name and identifiers

IUPAC name: Cyanide
Secondary names: isocyanide, Nitrile anion, Cyanide(1-) ion, CN-
InChI: InChI=1S/CN/c1-2/q-1
InChI key: XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number: 57-12-5

Structure and atomic composition

Formula: $CN^{-}$
Chemical formula: CN-
Structural formula: [[C-]#N
Charge: -1
Unpaired electrons: 0

	Atom	Name	Number
	$C^-$	Carbon anion	1
	$N$	Nitrogen	2

Relations

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Isotopic composition

Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

Nuclear spin isomers

Spin type: unique

Molar mass: 26.018 $g/mol$
Protic: aprotic
Polarity: ionic

Fundamental vibration modes

Molecule symmetry: Cinfv
Case: diatomic
Vibrations number: 1

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$N \equiv C^-$	1

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$N \equiv C^-$	1