Cyanoacetylene
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Cyanoacetylene is an organic compound
with formula or H-C≡C-C≡N. It is the simplest cyanopolyyne
. Cyanoacetylene has been detected by spectroscopic methods
in interstellar cloud
s, in the coma
of comet Hale–Bopp and in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan
.
Cyanoacetylene is one of the molecules that was produced in the Miller-Urey experiment
.
Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
with formula or H-C≡C-C≡N. It is the simplest cyanopolyyne
Cyanopolyyne
A cyanopolyyne is an organic compound that contains a chain of one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds alternating with single bonds and ending with a cyanide functional group. The simplest example is cyanoacetylene, H−C≡C−C≡N....
. Cyanoacetylene has been detected by spectroscopic methods
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e.g., by a prism. Later the concept was expanded greatly to comprise any interaction with radiative...
in interstellar cloud
Interstellar cloud
Interstellar cloud is the generic name given to an accumulation of gas, plasma and dust in our and other galaxies. Put differently, an interstellar cloud is a denser-than-average region of the interstellar medium. Depending on the density, size and temperature of a given cloud, the hydrogen in it...
s, in the coma
Coma (cometary)
frame|right|The [[153P/Ikeya-Zhang|comet Ikeya-Zhang]] exhibiting a bright, condensed coma In astronomy, a coma is the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet. It is formed when the comet passes close to the Sun on its highly elliptical orbit; as the comet warms, parts of it sublimate...
of comet Hale–Bopp and in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan
Titan (moon)
Titan , or Saturn VI, is the largest moon of Saturn, the only natural satellite known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only object other than Earth for which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found....
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Cyanoacetylene is one of the molecules that was produced in the Miller-Urey experiment
Miller-Urey experiment
The Miller and Urey experiment was an experiment that simulated hypothetical conditions thought at the time to be present on the early Earth, and tested for the occurrence of chemical origins of life. Specifically, the experiment tested Alexander Oparin's and J. B. S...
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See also
- Dicyanoacetylene, N≡C-C≡C-C≡N
- DiacetyleneDiacetyleneDiacetylene , with the formula C4H2, is a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains three single bonds and two triple bonds. It is the first in the series of polyynes.-Occurrence:...
, H-C≡C-C≡C-H - CyanogenCyanogenCyanogen is the chemical compound with the formula 2. It is a colorless, toxic gas with a pungent odor.The molecule is a pseudohalogen. Cyanogen molecules consist of two CN groups — analogous to diatomic halogen molecules, such as Cl2, but far less oxidizing...
, N≡C-C≡N - Hydrocyanic acid, H-C≡N
- PolyynePolyyneThe polyynes are a group of organic compounds with alternating single and triple bonds. The simplest example is diacetylene or buta-1,3-diyne, HC≡C-C≡CH....
, R-(-C≡C-)n-R