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Empirical formula: C2N2
a: 6.310 Å
b: 7.080 Å
c: 6.190 Å
α (alpha): 90.00 °
β (beta): 90.00 °
γ (gamma): 90.00 °
Volume: 276.54 Å3
Space group: Pcab
Calculated density: 1.250 g/cm3
Z: 4
Temperature: 22.0 °C
Formula weight: 52.035 g/mole
R(F): 0.0865
Structural formula: CNCN
Common name: Cyanogen
CSD refcode: CYNGEN
CAS registry number: 130760-10-0
Keyword: propellant
Keyword: welding and cutting
Keyword: fumigant
Short description: Cyanogen is a colorless gas with almond-like odor, which is acrid and pungent in high concentrations.
Layman's explanation: Cyanogen is a colorless gas with an odor of almonds. It is used in organic synthesis, welding and cutting metals, fumigant and rocket propellant. Cyanogen poisonings occur more frequently with the increased use of cyanogen gas for fumigation.
Citation of a publication: A.S.Parkes, R.E.Hughes; Acta Crystallogr., 16, (1963), 734
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
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