tetracyanoethylene
Sign in to saveAlso known as tetracyanoethene, ethene-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitrile, ethenetetracarbonitrile
Tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) is organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless solid, although samples are often off-white. It is an important member of the cyanocarbons.
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- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 128.012
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- chemical formula
- C₆N₄
- canonical SMILES
- C(#N)C(=C(C#N)C#N)C#N
- melting point
- 198.0
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Tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) is organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless solid, although samples are often off-white. It is an important member of the cyanocarbons.
==Synthesis and reactions== TCNE is prepared by brominating malononitrile in the presence of potassium bromide to give the KBr-complex, and dehalogenating with copper.
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