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Revision as of 03:37, 22 April 2006 by J.Steinbock (talk | contribs) (Template: Functional Group)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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, born 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).
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