cyanamide

Chinese: 单氰胺French: cyanamide (n.f.)Russian: цианамид


Status: ISO 765 (published)
IUPAC PIN: cyanamide
IUPAC name: cyanamide
CAS name: cyanamide
CAS Reg. No.: 420-04-2
Formula: CH2N2
Activity: herbicides (unclassified)
plant growth regulators (unclassified)
Notes: This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name.
The name “hydrogen cyanamide” has been used in the literature, but it has no official status.
When this substance is used as a salt, its identity should be stated, for example calcium cyanamide [156-62-7].
Structure: Structural formula of cyanamide
Pronunciation: sī-ǎn-a-mīd  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: XZMCDFZZKTWFGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/CH2N2/c2-1-3/h2H2

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names