Molecule
Name
Cyanoacetylene
IUPAC name
Prop-2-ynenitrile
Secondary names
Propiolonitrile, Cyanaethylene, Cyanoethyne, Propynenitrile, HC≡CCN, HC3N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3HN/c1-2-3-4/h1H
InChI key
LNDJVIYUJOJFSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
1070-71-9
Comments
natural $HC_3N$
Formula
$HC_3N$
Chemical formula
HC3N
Structural formula
[HC]#CC#N
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$H$ Hydrogen 1
$C$ Carbon 3
$N$ Nitrogen 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
unique
Molar mass
51.0467 $g/mol$
State STP
liquid
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
3.73172 $D$
Molecule symmetry
Cinfv
Case
linear-polyatomic
Vibrations number
7
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching $\equiv C-H$ $\Sigma+$ no 3327.0 3318.0 3334.0 active vs observed: P and R branchs
V2 stretching $-C\equiv C-$ $\Sigma+$ no 2274.0 2262.0 2279.0 active s observed: P and R branchs - attributed to $C \equiv N$ stretching in all former papers
V3 stretching $-C\equiv N$ $\Sigma+$ no 2079.0 2068.0 2084.0 active m observed: P and R branchs - attributed to $C \equiv C$ stretching in all former papers
V4 stretching $\equiv C-C \equiv$ $\Sigma+$ no 862.0 862.0 active w blended with $\nu_5+\nu_7$
V5 bending $-C \equiv C-H$ $\Pi$ double 663.0 663.2 active vs
V6 bending $\equiv C-C\equiv N$ $\Pi$ double 499.0 498.8 active s
V7 bending $-C\equiv C-C\equiv$ $\Pi$ double 222.0 222.4 active w
Publications
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R\equiv CH$ 1
$R-C \equiv N$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\equiv C-H$ 1
$-C\equiv C-$ 1
$\equiv C-C \equiv$ 1
$-C\equiv N$ 1