Methyl isocyanide

C2H3NCAS 593-75-941.05 g/mol

N+C−

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H3N
Molar mass
41.05 g/mol
Exact mass
41.0265 Da
logP
0.54Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
4.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Aggregated from 40 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P317, P319, P321, P330, P362+P364, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
593-75-9
SMILES
C[N+]#[C-]
InChIKey
ZRKSVHFXTRFQFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H3N/c1-3-2/h1H3

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Isocyanomethane
  • Methyl isonitrile
  • Methylisonitrile
  • Methane, isocyano-
  • CNMe
  • MeNC
  • Isoacetonitrile
  • Methylisocyanide

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