Pseudohalogen Pseudohalogen

Pseudohalogen - Definition and Overview

Pseudohalogens are binary inorganic compounds of the general form XY, where X is a cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate etc. radical and Y is any of X, or a halogen.

Not all combinations are known to be stable.

Examples include cyanogen, (CN)2 and iodine cyanide, ICN.

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