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General resonance structure of an isocyanide
An isocyanide (also called isonitrile or carbylamine) is an organic compound with the functional group –N+≡C−. It is the isomer of the related nitrile (–C≡N), hence the prefix is isocyano.[1] The organic fragment is connected to the isocyanide group through the nitrogen atom, not via the carbon. They are used as building blocks for the synthesis of other compounds.[2]
- ^ IUPAC Goldbook isocyanides
- ^ Patil, Pravin; Ahmadian-Moghaddam, Maryam; Dömling, Alexander (2020-09-29). "Isocyanide 2.0". Green Chemistry. 22 (20): 6902–6911. doi:10.1039/D0GC02722G. ISSN 1463-9270.