Ethanedinitrile

CAS Registry Number®

460-19-5

CAS Name

Ethanedinitrile

Molecular Formula

C2N2

Molecular Mass

52.03

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    -21.17 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -27.9 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.9537 g/cm³ @ Temp: -21.17 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2N2/c3-1-2-4

InChIKey

InChIKey=JMANVNJQNLATNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)#N

Canonical SMILES

N#CC#N

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethanedinitrile
  • Cyanogen (C2N2)
  • Dicyanogen
  • Oxalic acid dinitrile
  • Carbon nitride (C2N2)

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