Nitrosyl cyanide

Nitrosyl cyanide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Nitrous cyanide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/CN2O/c2-1-3-4
    Key: CAMRHYBKQTWSCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(#N)N=O
Properties
CN2O
Molar mass 56.024 g·mol−1
Appearance blue-green gas
Boiling point −40 °C (−40 °F; 233 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Nitrosyl cyanide, a blue-green gas, is the compound with the molecular formula ONCN. The compound has been invoked as a product of the oxidation of cyanamide catalyzed by the enzyme glucose oxidase.