Isocyanides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013219",
  "term": "Isocyanides",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Organic compounds containing the isocyanide functional group (-N≡C), where the carbon atom is formally divalent. These compounds are isomers of nitriles and are characterized by a carbon-nitrogen triple bond with a formal positive charge on nitrogen and a negative charge on carbon. They are also known as isonitriles and have a distinctive, often unpleasant, odor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "isonitriles"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrocarbyl groups",
    "isomer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1344 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/isocyanides/"
}