cyanogen

chemical compound (CN)₂, functional group -CN-, or radical CN·
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q421724
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cyanogen

Summary

cyanogen is a type of chemical entity[1]. cyanogen ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cyanogen is credited with the discovery of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac[3].
  • cyanogen's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • cyanogen's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(#N)C#N[5].
  • cyanogen's chemical formula is recorded as C₂N₂[6].
  • cyanogen is a type of pseudohalogen[7].
  • cyanogen is a type of heterocumulene[8].
  • cyanogen is a type of carbon nitride[9].
  • cyanogen's Commons category is recorded as Cyanogen[10].
  • cyanogen comprises nitrogen[11].
  • cyanogen comprises carbon[12].
  • cyanogen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • cyanogen's has effect is recorded as cyanogen exposure[14].
  • cyanogen's has characteristic is recorded as flammable gas[15].
  • cyanogen's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0161[16].
  • cyanogen's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+0.95'}[17].
  • cyanogen's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+52.006'}[18].
  • cyanogen's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '-18'}[19].
  • cyanogen's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-27.9'}[20].
  • cyanogen's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '-6'}[21].
  • cyanogen's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-21.1'}[22].
  • cyanogen's vapor pressure is recorded as {'unit': 'Q177974', 'amount': '+5.1'}[23].
  • cyanogen's solubility is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21127659', 'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • cyanogen's electric dipole moment is recorded as {'unit': 'Q40603', 'amount': '+0'}[25].
  • cyanogen's lower flammable limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+6.6'}[26].
  • cyanogen's upper flammable limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+32'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

cyanogen is credited with the discovery of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac[3].

Why It Matters

cyanogen ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2] cyanogen has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cyanogen is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q24512596. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+0.95'}
    Boiling point {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '-6'}, {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-21.1'}
    Instance of
    Has effect cyanogen exposure
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