CYANATE

Cyanate

The cyanate ion is an anion with the chemical formula written as 1− or 2−. In aqueous solution it acts as a base, forming isocyanic acid, HNCO. The cyanate ion is an ambidentate ligand, forming complexes with a metal ion in which either the nitrogen or oxygen atom may be the electron-pair donor. It can also act as a bridging ligand. Organic cyanates are called isocyanates when there is a C-NCO bond and cyanate esters when there is a C-OCN bond.

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cyanate

Noun

  1. Any salt or ester of cyanic acid

Verb

  1. To treat or react with cyanide


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