Cyano radical

Cyano radical
Structural formula of a minor contributor to cyano radical
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Nitridocarbon
Other names
Cyanyl
Nitrile
Cyano
Isocyano
Azanylidynemethyl
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1697323
ChEBI
ChemSpider
88
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The cyano radical (or cyanido radical) is a radical with molecular formula CN, sometimes written •CN. The cyano radical was one of the first detected molecules in the interstellar medium, in 1938. Its detection and analysis was influential in astrochemistry. The discovery was confirmed with a coudé spectrograph, which was made famous and credible due to this detection. ·CN has been observed in both diffuse clouds and dense clouds.[1] Usually, CN is detected in regions with hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen isocyanide, and HCNH+, since it is involved in the creation and destruction of these species (see also Cyanogen).

  1. ^ Liszt, H.; Lucas, R. (2001). "Comparative chemistry of diffuse clouds: II. CN, HCN, HNC, CH3CN & N2H+". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 370 (2): 576–585. arXiv:astro-ph/0103247. Bibcode:2001A&A...370..576L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010260.