cyanides

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Salts and $C$-organyl derivatives of hydrogen cyanide, $\ce{HC#N}$, e.g. $\ce{CH3C#N}$ methyl cyanide (acetonitrile), $\ce{NaCN}$ sodium cyanide, $\ce{PhC(=O)CN}$ benzoyl cyanide.
See also: isocyanides, nitriles, carbonitriles
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1329 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'cyanides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01486 RIS BibTex EndNote
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