Cyanamide

CH2N2CAS 420-04-242.04 g/mol

NNH2
NitrilePrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
CH2N2
Molar mass
42.04 g/mol
Exact mass
42.0218 Da
Density
1.282 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
45–46 °C
Boiling point
83 °C (at 0.5 Torr)
pKa
10.3
Flash point
141.1 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
850 g/L (25 °C)
logP
-0.57Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
49.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P260, P261, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P272, P273, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P333+P317, P361+P364, P362+P364, P363, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
420-04-2
SMILES
N#CN
InChIKey
XZMCDFZZKTWFGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/CH2N2/c2-1-3/h2H2

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Names and synonyms

19 names · show all
  • Amidocyanogen
  • Cyanogenamide
  • Cyanogen nitride
  • Carbamonitrile
  • Cyanoamine
  • Hydrogen cyanamide
  • N-Cyanoamine
  • Alzogur
  • Carbimide
  • TsAKS
  • NSC 24133
  • Dormex
  • Deurbraak
  • Cyanamide F 1000
  • F 1000
  • Dyhard VP 111
  • Amino cyanide
  • CY 100
  • Dormax

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