Molecule
Name
Cyanide ion
IUPAC name
Cyanide
Secondary names
isocyanide, Nitrile anion, Cyanide(1-) ion, CN-
InChI
InChI=1S/CN/c1-2/q-1
InChI key
XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
57-12-5
Formula
$CN^{-}$
Chemical formula
CN-
Structural formula
[[C-]#N
Charge
-1
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$C^-$ Carbon anion 1
$N$ Nitrogen 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
unique
Molar mass
26.018 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
Cinfv
Case
diatomic
Vibrations number
1
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$N \equiv C^-$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$N \equiv C^-$ 1