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Fulminic acid
Chemical compound (H−C≡N−O) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fulminic acid is an acid with the formula HCNO, more specifically H−C≡N+−O−. It is an isomer of isocyanic acid (H−N=C=O) and of its elusive tautomer, cyanic acid (H−O−C≡N), and also of isofulminic acid (H−O−N+≡C−).[1]
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Oxidoazaniumylidynemethane | |
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HCNO | |
Molar mass | 43.02 g mol−1 |
Conjugate base | Fulminate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fulminate is the anion [C−≡N+−O−] or any of its salts. For historical reasons, the fulminate functional group is understood to be −O−N+≡C− as in isofulminic acid;[2] whereas the group −C≡N+O− is called nitrile oxide.