Cyano radical

Cyano radical
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Azanylidynemethyl
	Other names Cyanyl; Nitrile; Cyano; Isocyano
Identifiers
CAS Number	2074-87-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1697323
ChEBI	CHEBI:29306 ;
ChemSpider	4514240 ;
Gmelin Reference	88
PubChem CID	5359238;
	InChI InChI=1S/CN/c1-2 Key: JEVCWSUVFOYBFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES [C]#N;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

The cyano radical (or cyanido radical) is a radical with molecular formula CN, sometimes written ^•CN. The cyano radical was one of the first detected molecules in the interstellar medium, in 1938. Its detection and analysis was influential in astrochemistry. The discovery was confirmed with a coudé spectrograph, which was made famous and credible due to this detection. ·CN has been observed in both diffuse clouds and dense clouds. Usually, CN is detected in regions with hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen isocyanide, and HCNH⁺, since it is involved in the creation and destruction of these species (see also Cyanogen).

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