Cyano Group (Noun)
Meaning
The monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The cyanide ion is a simple cyano group with a negative charge.
- Organic compounds that contain the cyano group are nitriles, which have numerous applications in manufacturing.
- Chemically the cyano group consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
- A cyano group attached to a hydrogen or another organic group is a pseudohalogen.
- Aliphatic nitriles typically have the cyano group attached to an sp3 hybridized carbon.