Carbonitriles

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001649",
  "term": "Carbonitriles",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A suffix used in systematic nomenclature to name compounds RC≡N in which the carbon atom of the cyano group is not counted as part of the parent structure, as in cyclohexanecarbonitrile. By contrast, the suffix -nitrile includes the cyano carbon in the parent chain, as in pentanenitrile. Carbonitrile is a naming device rather than a class name for nitriles.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "nitriles"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1325 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/carbonitriles/"
}