Tetracyanoethylene

CAS Registry Number®

670-54-2

CAS Name

Tetracyanoethylene

Molecular Formula

C6N4

Molecular Mass

128.09

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    223 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    199 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.313 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6N4/c7-1-5(2-8)6(3-9)4-10

InChIKey

InChIKey=NLDYACGHTUPAQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=C(C#N)C#N)(C#N)C#N

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(C#N)=C(C#N)C#N

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,1,2,2-Ethenetetracarbonitrile
  • Ethenetetracarbonitrile
  • Δ2,2′-Bimalononitrile
  • TCNE
  • Tetracyanoethylene

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

51778-96-2, 56875-27-5

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