Ethyl isocyanide
Agent Name
Ethyl isocyanide
CAS Number
624-79-3
Formula
C3-H5-N
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
Ethyl isonitrile; Ethylcarbylamine; Ethylisokyanid [Czech]; Ethylkarbylamin [Czech]; Isocyanoethane; Carbylamine, ethyl-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Other Nitrogen Compounds
Description
The odor of isocyanides has been described as "'almost overpowering." "horrible," and "extremely distressing." [Wikipedia]
Sources/Uses
"An isocyanide (also called isonitrile or carbylamine) is an organic compound with the functional group -N≡C. It is the isomer of the related cyanide (-C≡N), hence the prefix iso. The organic fragment is connected to the isocyanide group via the nitrogen atom, not via the carbon." [Wikipedia] Isocyanides are isomers of nitriles that have powerful and repulsive odors; [Encyclopedia Britiannica]
Comments
See "Phenylisocyanide."
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Chemical Asphyxiant
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