Isocyanide functional group

Isocyanide functional group (R–N≡C): structure, IUPAC naming (suffix -isocyanide) and the reactions it takes part in.

Overview

The Isocyanide functional group has the general structure R–N≡C. This page covers how it is written, how it is named and which reactions it takes part in.

Structure and naming

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