Tetracyanoquinodimethane

CAS Registry Number®

1518-16-7

CAS Name

Tetracyanoquinodimethane

Molecular Formula

C12H4N4

Molecular Mass

204.19

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    293.5-296.0 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.34 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H4N4/c13-5-11(6-14)9-1-2-10(4-3-9)12(7-15)8-16/h1-4H

InChIKey

InChIKey=PCCVSPMFGIFTHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)(C#N)=C1C=CC(=C(C#N)C#N)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(C#N)=C1C=CC(C=C1)=C(C#N)C#N

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanedinitrile, 2,2′-(2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-diylidene)bis-
  • 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-Δ1,α:4,α′-dimalononitrile
  • 2,2′-(2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-diylidene)bis[propanedinitrile]
  • (2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-diylidene)dimalononitrile
  • Quinodimethane, tetracyano-

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

121505-17-7, 51584-70-4, 51778-95-1, 855786-15-1, 856294-25-2

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