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| '''Cyanates''' are salts of ] for example ] (KNCO). | '''Cyanates''' are salts of ] for example ] (KNCO). | ||
| The '''cyanate'' ion is relatively non-toxic in comparison to cyanides. Use of this fact is made in cyanide decontamination processes where a permanganate |
The '''cyanate'' ion is relatively non-toxic in comparison to cyanides. Use of this fact is made in cyanide decontamination processes where a permanganate oxidation converts toxic cyanide to cyanate. | ||
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The cyanate ion is an anion consisting of one oxygen atom, one carbon atom, and one nitrogen atom (OCN), in that order, and possesses 1 unit of negative charge, borne mainly by the nitrogen atom. In organic compounds the cyanate group is a functional group.
The cyanate ion is an ambident nucleophile in nucleophilic substitution because it can react to form an alkyl cyanate R-OCN (exception) or an alkyl isocyanate R-NCO (rule). Aryl cyanates (C6H5OCN) can be formed by a reaction of phenol with cyanogen chloride (ClCN) in the presence of a base.
Cyanates are salts of cyanic acid for example potassium cyanate (KNCO).
The 'cyanate ion is relatively non-toxic in comparison to cyanides. Use of this fact is made in cyanide decontamination processes where a permanganate oxidation converts toxic cyanide to cyanate.
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