TCN

TETRACYANONICKELATE ION

Created:	1999-07-08
Last modified:	2026-07-31

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Chemical Details
Formal Charge	0
Atom Count	9
Chiral Atom Count	0
Bond Count	8
Aromatic Bond Count	0

2D diagram of TCN

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Chemical Component Summary
Name	TETRACYANONICKELATE ION
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)	tetracyanonickel
Formula	C₄ N₄ Ni
Molecular Weight	162.763
Type	NON-POLYMER

Chemical Descriptors
Type	Program	Version	Descriptor
SMILES	ACDLabs	10.04	N#C[Ni-2](C#N)(C#N)C#N
SMILES	CACTVS	3.341	N#C[Ni--](C#N)(C#N)C#N
SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.5.0	C(#N)[Ni-2](C#N)(C#N)C#N
Canonical SMILES	CACTVS	3.341	N#C[Ni--](C#N)(C#N)C#N
Canonical SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.5.0	C(#N)[Ni-2](C#N)(C#N)C#N
InChI	InChI	1.03	InChI=1S/4CN.Ni/c4*1-2;/q;;;;-2
InChIKey	InChI	1.03	FUWOSUXMFKRUSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Related Resource References

Resource Name	Reference
PubChem	412973, 24185829
ChEBI	CHEBI:30368

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