1.0 2010-04-08 22:07:15 UTC 2025-11-18 23:02:34 UTC FDB006696 Cyanide A cyanide is a chemical compound that contains the cyano group, -CN, which consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom. Cyanides most commonly refer to salts of the anion CN-. Most cyanides are highly toxic. Cyanides are produced by certain bacteria, fungi, and algae and are found in a number of plants. Cyanides are found, although in small amounts, in certain seeds and stones, e.g., those of apple, mango, peach, and bitter almonds. In plants, cyanides are usually bound to sugar molecules in the form of cyanogenic glycosides and defend the plant against herbivores. Cassava roots (also called manioc), an important potato-like food grown in tropical countries (and the base from which tapioca is made), also contain cyanogenic glycosides. Carbon nitride ion Chuck norrisium CN- Cyanide anion Cyanide ion Cyanide(1-) ion Cyano Cyanure Isocyanide Prussiate CN 26.0179 26.003622585 iminomethanide cyanide 57-12-5 [C-]#N InChI=1S/CN/c1-2/q-1 XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as other non-metal nitrides. These are inorganic compounds of nitrogen where nitrogen has a formal oxidation state of -3, and the heaviest atom bonded to it belongs to the class of 'other non-metals'. Other non-metal nitrides Inorganic compounds Homogeneous non-metal compounds Other non-metal organides Other non-metal nitrides Inorganic cyanides Inorganic nitrides Inorganic cyanide Inorganic nitride Other non-metal nitride a simple group pseudohalide anion Solid logp -0.79 ALOGPS logs -0.01 ALOGPS solubility 4.27e+01 g/l ALOGPS logp -0.35 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 9.5 ChemAxon iupac iminomethanide ChemAxon average_mass 26.0179 ChemAxon mono_mass 26.003622585 ChemAxon smiles [C-]#N ChemAxon formula CN ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/CN/c1-2/q-1 ChemAxon inchikey XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 23.79 ChemAxon refractivity 15.81 ChemAxon polarizability 2.07 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge -1 ChemAxon Specdb::MsMs 27158 Specdb::MsMs 27159 Specdb::MsMs 27160 Specdb::MsMs 33716 Specdb::MsMs 33717 Specdb::MsMs 33718 HMDB02084 17514 Anatidae Type 1 specific Anatidae 8830 Apricot Type 1 specific Prunus armeniaca 36596 Beefalo Type 1 specific Bos taurus X Bison bison 297284 Bison Type 1 specific Bison bison 9901 Buffalo Type 1 specific Bubalus bubalis 89462 Cattle (Beef, Veal) Type 1 specific Bos taurus 9913 Chicken Type 1 specific Gallus gallus 9031 Columbidae (Dove, Pigeon) Type 1 specific Columbidae 8930 Deer Type 1 specific Cervidae 9850 Domestic goat Type 1 specific Capra aegagrus hircus 9925 Domestic pig Type 1 specific Sus scrofa domestica 9825 Elk Type 1 specific Cervus canadensis 1574408 Emu Type 1 specific Dromaius novaehollandiae 8790 European rabbit Type 1 specific Oryctolagus 9984 Greylag goose Type 1 specific Anser anser 8843 Guinea hen Type 1 specific Numida meleagris 8996 Horse Type 1 specific Equus caballus 9796 Mallard duck Type 1 specific Anas platyrhynchos 8839 Mountain hare Type 1 specific Lepus timidus 62621 Mule deer Type 1 specific Odocoileus 9871 Ostrich Type 1 specific Struthio camelus 8801 Pheasant Type 1 specific Phasianus colchicus 9054 Quail Type 1 specific Phasianidae 9005 Rabbit Type 1 specific Leporidae 9979 Rock ptarmigan Type 1 specific Lagopus muta 64668 Sheep (Mutton, Lamb) Type 1 specific Ovis aries 9940 Squab Type 1 specific Columba 8931 Turkey Type 1 specific Meleagris gallopavo 9103 Velvet duck Type 1 specific Melanitta fusca 371864 Wild boar Type 1 specific Sus scrofa 9823 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase P25325 MPST Thiosulfate sulfurtransferase/rhodanese-like domain-containing protein 1 Q8NFU3 TSTD1