Nitriles, Isonitriles, and Derivatives
Nitriles, Isonitriles, and Derivatives
The organic compounds, which have a -CN functional group connected through the carbon end, are called nitriles or cyano compounds. They are isomeric to isonitriles which are organic compounds with the functional group -NC. In isonitriles, the organic group is attached through the nitrogen atom and not through the carbon atom. Isonitriles are also called by other names, such as isocyanides or carbylamine. Nitriles are polar compounds with high dielectric constants.
| Cyanates | Cyanohydrins | Isocyanates | Isonitriles |
| Isothiocyanates | Nitriles | Organic Thiocyanates |