Cyanomethylene

• Formula: C₂HN
• Molecular weight: 39.0360
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2HN/c1-2-3/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SZICEGNEOSKVLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 2612-62-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: HCCN radical
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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(CAS Reg. No. 74595-99-6 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 74595-99-6

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 74595-99-6 • 4294967295C₂HN) + C₂HN = CAS Reg. No. 74595-99-6

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Electron affinity determinations

References

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Poutsma, Upshaw, et al., 2002
Poutsma, J.C.; Upshaw, S.D.; Squires, R.R.; Wenthold, P.G., Absolute heat of formation and singlet-triplet splitting for HCCN, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106, 6, 1067-1073, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp013653q . [all data]

Nimlos, Davico, et al., 2002
Nimlos, M.R.; Davico, G.; Geise, C.M.; Wenthold, P.G.; Lineberger, W.C.; Blanksby, S.J.; Hadad, C.M.; Petersso, Photoelectron spectroscopy of HCCN- and HCNC- reveals the quasilinear triplet carbenes, HCCN and HCNC, J. Chem. Phys., 2002, 117, 9, 4323-4339, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1496473 . [all data]

Matimba, Crabbendam, et al., 1992
Matimba, H.E.K.; Crabbendam, A.M.; Ingemann, S.; Nibbering, N.M.M., Gas-phase Bimolecular Chemistry of the .-CHNC and .-CHCN Radical Anions, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1992, 114, 1-2, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(92)85024-T . [all data]

Grabowski and Melly, 1987
Grabowski, J.J.; Melly, S.J., Formation of carbene radical anions: Gas phase reaction of the atomic oxygen anion with organic neutrals, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1987, 81, 147. [all data]

Heni and Illenberger, 1986
Heni, M.; Illenberger, E., Electron attachment by saturated nitriles. Acrylonitrile (CH₂H₃CN), and benzonitrile (C₆H₅CN), Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1986, 73, 127. [all data]

Tsuda, Yokohata, et al., 1971
Tsuda, S.; Yokohata, A.; Umaba, T., Measurement of negative ions formed by electron impact. VIII. Ionization efficiency curves of negative ions from methyl and ethyl cyanides, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1971, 44, 1486. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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