Formyl cyanide
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Formyl cyanide | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Methanoyl cyanide | |
| Other names
Cyanoformaldehyde Glyoxylonitrile 2-oxo-acetonitrile oxo-acetonitrile | |
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| Properties | |
| C2HNO | |
| Molar mass | 55.036 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Formyl cyanide is a simple organic compound with the formula HCOCN and structure HC(=O)−C≡N. It is simultaneously a nitrile (R−C≡N) and an aldehyde (R−CH=O). Formyl cyanide is the simplest member of the acyl cyanide family. It is known to occur in space in the Sgr B2 molecular cloud.