Cyano radical

Cyano radical

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