Formyl cyanide

Formyl cyanide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Formyl cyanide
	Systematic IUPAC name Methanoyl cyanide
	Other names Cyanoformaldehyde; Glyoxylonitrile; 2-oxo-acetonitrile; oxo-acetonitrile
Identifiers
CAS Number	4471-47-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	3068544 ;
PubChem CID	3843063;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0021549 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2HNO/c3-1-2-4/h2H Key: TUHMQDODLHWPCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES C(=O)C#N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2HNO
Molar mass	55.036 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Formyl cyanide is a simple organic compound with the formula HCOCN and structure HC(=O)−C≡N. It is simultaneously a nitrile (R−C≡N) and an aldehyde (R−CH=O). Formyl cyanide is the simplest member of the acyl cyanide family. It is known to occur in space in the Sgr B2 molecular cloud.

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