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thumb|right|150px|The cyanide ion, CN^?.
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1. Valence-bond structure
2. Space-filling model
3. Electrostatic potential surface
4. 'Carbon lone pair' HOMOA cyanide is any chemical compound that contains
the cyano group (C?N), which consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a
nitrogen atom. Cyanide specifically is the anion CN^-. Many organic
compounds feature cyanide as a functional group; these are called nitriles
in IUPAC nomenclature (for example, CH3CN is referred to by the names
acetonitrile or ethanenitrile per IUPAC, but occasionally it is labeled
using the common name methyl cyanide). Of the many kinds of cyanide
compounds, some are gases, others are solids or liquids. Some are
molecular, some ionic, and many are polymeric. Those that can release the
cyanide ion CN^- are highly toxic.
The word "cyanide" comes from the Greek word for "blue", in reference to
HCN, w
