Isocyanogen
Chemical compound
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Isocyanogen, also known as cyanoisocyanogen, is a carbon nitride as well as a metastable isomer of cyanogen which has also been detected in the interstellar medium.[1][2]
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| IUPAC name
Isocyanogen | |||
| Other names
Cyanoisocyanogen | |||
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| C 2N 2 or CNCN | |||
| Molar mass | 52.034 g mol−1 | ||
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Cyanogen | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Isomers
Besides the obvious isomer cyanogen, it also has another isomer, diisocyanogen.[3]
Diisocyanogen is the least stable of all C2N2 isomers, and it polymerizes in solution at temperatures above -30 degrees celsius; despite this, its synthesis has been achieved.[4][5]
However, unlike isocyanogen, it is nonpolar and has not been detected in the interstellar medium as of 2022.[6]
