CN anion

• Formula: CN^-
• Molecular weight: 26.0179
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  • References
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Reactions 1 to 50

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + H₂O = (CN^- • H₂O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHN = (CN^- • CHN)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₃N = (CN^- • C₂H₃N)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CH₄O = (CN^- • CH₄O)

CN^- +  =

By formula: CN^- + H⁺ = CHN

(CN^- • 2) +  = (CN^- • 3)

By formula: (CN^- • 2H₂O) + H₂O = (CN^- • 3H₂O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃H₈O = (CN^- • C₃H₈O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₃F₃O = (CN^- • C₂H₃F₃O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₄H₅N = (CN^- • C₄H₅N)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₆O = (CN^- • C₂H₆O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₃F₃ = (CN^- • C₂H₃F₃)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃H₆F₂O = (CN^- • C₃H₆F₂O)

CN^- + C₄H₄F₆O = (CN^- • C₄H₄F₆O)

By formula: CN^- + C₄H₄F₆O = (CN^- • C₄H₄F₆O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + H₂S = (CN^- • H₂S)

(CN^- • 3) +  = (CN^- • 4)

By formula: (CN^- • 3H₂O) + H₂O = (CN^- • 4H₂O)

Free energy of reaction

(CN^- • 6) +  = (CN^- • 7)

By formula: (CN^- • 6CHN) + CHN = (CN^- • 7CHN)

Free energy of reaction

(CN^- • 2) +  = (CN^- • 3)

By formula: (CN^- • 2CHN) + CHN = (CN^- • 3CHN)

(CN^- • 3) +  = (CN^- • 4)

By formula: (CN^- • 3CHN) + CHN = (CN^- • 4CHN)

(CN^- • ) +  = (CN^- • 2)

By formula: (CN^- • CHN) + CHN = (CN^- • 2CHN)

(CN^- •  • 2) +  = (CN^- • 2 • 2)

By formula: (CN^- • H₂O • 2CHN) + H₂O = (CN^- • 2H₂O • 2CHN)

Free energy of reaction

(CN^- • 3) +  = (CN^- •  • 3)

By formula: (CN^- • 3CHN) + H₂O = (CN^- • H₂O • 3CHN)

Free energy of reaction

(CN^- • 4) +  = (CN^- • 5)

By formula: (CN^- • 4CHN) + CHN = (CN^- • 5CHN)

(CN^- • ) +  = (CN^- • 2)

By formula: (CN^- • H₂O) + H₂O = (CN^- • 2H₂O)

CN^- + C₂F₄O = (CN^- • C₂F₄O)

By formula: CN^- + C₂F₄O = (CN^- • C₂F₄O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₃OP = (CN^- • F₃OP)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂HF₅O = (CN^- • C₂HF₅O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₄S = (CN^- • F₄S)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₄Si = (CN^- • F₄Si)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + AsF₃ = (CN^- • AsF₃)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₂OS = (CN^- • F₂OS)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₃P = (CN^- • F₃P)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₅ClO = (CN^- • C₂H₅ClO)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃H₉BO₃ = (CN^- • C₃H₉BO₃)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₂F₄O = (CN^- • C₂H₂F₄O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CF₂O = (CN^- • CF₂O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₅FO = (CN^- • C₂H₅FO)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CH₃F₃Si = (CN^- • CH₃F₃Si)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃H₃F₃O = (CN^- • C₃H₃F₃O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃HF₅O = (CN^- • C₃HF₅O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₄H₅NO₂ = (CN^- • C₄H₅NO₂)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHCl₃ = (CN^- • CHCl₃)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHCl₂F = (CN^- • CHCl₂F)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₄H₁₀O = (CN^- • C₄H₁₀O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃H₂F₆O = (CN^- • C₃H₂F₆O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₃H₆O = (CN^- • C₃H₆O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CH₂Cl₂ = (CN^- • CH₂Cl₂)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHF₃ = (CN^- • CHF₃)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₂H₆F₂Si = (CN^- • C₂H₆F₂Si)

(CN^- •  • ) +  = (CN^- • 2 • )

By formula: (CN^- • H₂O • CHN) + H₂O = (CN^- • 2H₂O • CHN)

(CN^- • 2) +  = (CN^- •  • 2)

By formula: (CN^- • 2CHN) + H₂O = (CN^- • H₂O • 2CHN)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

Protonation reactions

CN^- +  =

By formula: CN^- + H⁺ = CHN

References

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Larson, Szulejko, et al., 1988
Larson, J.W.; Szulejko, J.E.; McMahon, T.B., Gas Phase Lewis Acid-Base Interactions. An Experimental Determination of Cyanide Binding Energies From Ion Cyclotron Resonance and High-Pressure Mass Spectrometric Equilibrium Measurements., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 23, 7604, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00231a004 . [all data]

Meot-ner, 1988
Meot-ner, M., The Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Solvation. 7. Interaction Energies of Carbanions with Solvent Molecules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 12, 3858, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00220a022 . [all data]

Payzant, Yamdagni, et al., 1971
Payzant, J.D.; Yamdagni, R.; Kebarle, P., Hydration of CN-, NO₂-, NO₃-, and HO- in the gas phase, Can. J. Chem., 1971, 49, 3308. [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Speller, 1989
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M.; Speller, C.V., Multicomponent Cluster Ions.3. Comparative Stabilities of Cationic and Anionic Hydrogen Bonded Networks. Mixed Clusters of Water and Hydrogen Cyanide, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 6580. [all data]

Meot-ner, 1988, 2
Meot-ner, M., Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. ₆. Interaction Energies of the Acetate Ion with Organic Molecules. Comparison of CH₃COO^- with Cl^-, CN^-, and SH^-, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 12, 3854, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00220a022 . [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1987
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Hydrogen bonding in gas phase anions. The energetics of interaction between cyanide ion and bronsted acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 6230. [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1984
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Gas phase bihalide and pseudohalide ions. An ICR determination of hydrogen bond energies in XHY- species (X,Y = F, Cl, Br, CN), Inorg. Chem., 1984, 23, 2029. [all data]

Meot-ner, Cybulski, et al., 1988
Meot-ner, M.; Cybulski, S.M.; Scheiner, S.; Liebman, J.F., Is CN^- Significantly Anisotropic? Comparison of CN^- vs. Cl^-: Clustering with HCN and Condensed Phase Thermochemistry, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 10, 2738, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100321a009 . [all data]

Hiraoka, Mizure, et al., 1988
Hiraoka, K.; Mizure, S.; Yamabe, S.; Nakatsuji, Y., Gas Phase Clustering Reactions of CN^- and CH₂CN^- with MeCN, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1988, 148, 6, 497, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(88)80320-8 . [all data]

Akin and Ervin, 2006
Akin, F.A.; Ervin, K.M., Collision-induced dissociation of HS-(HCN): Unsymmetrical hydrogen bonding in a proton-bound dimer anion, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2006, 110, 4, 1342-1349, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0540454 . [all data]

Bradforth, Kim, et al., 1993
Bradforth, S.E.; Kim, E.H.; Arnold, D.W.; Neumark, D.M., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of CN-, NCO-, and NCS-, J. Chem. Phys., 1993, 98, 2, 800, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.464244 . [all data]

Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr., The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner) M. and Speller, 1989
Meot-Ner (Mautner) M.; Speller, C.V., Multicomponent Cluster Ions. 2. Comparative Stabilities of Cationic and Anionic Hydrogen Bonded Networks. Mixed Clusters of Water and Hydrogen Cyanide, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 9, 3663, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100346a058 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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