Carbon monophosphide

Carbon monophosphide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Phosphanylidynemethyl
	Other names Carbon phosphide; Carbon monophosphide; Phosphidocarbonate(II); Cyaphogenyl radical
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	102183332;
	InChI InChI=1S/CP/c1-2 Key: GDPLAAHPHNAIGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [C]#P;
Properties
Chemical formula	CP
Molar mass	42.985 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	CN SiP CCP radical, HCP
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Carbon monophosphide is a diatomic chemical with formula CP. It is a heavier analog of the cyanide radical (CN). CP and CN are both open-shell species with doublet Π ground electronic states while the ground states of CS and CO are closed-shell. The related anion, CP⁻, is called cyaphide and isoelectronic with CS.

Names

Preferred IUPAC name Phosphanylidynemethyl
Other names Carbon phosphide Carbon monophosphide Phosphidocarbonate(II) Cyaphogenyl radical
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
PubChem CID	102183332
InChI InChI=1S/CP/c1-2 Key: GDPLAAHPHNAIGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [C]#P
Properties
Chemical formula	CP
Molar mass	42.985 g·mol⁻¹
Related compounds
Related compounds	CN SiP CCP radical, HCP
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references