Nitryl cyanide is an energetic chemical compound with the formula NCNO₂. Nitryl cyanide is a possible precursor to 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine.

Synthesis

Nitryl cyanide was first synthesized in 2014. The reaction of

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with ''tert''-butyldimethylsilyl cyanide at −30 °C produces nitryl cyanide, with ''tert''-Butyldimethylsilyl fluoride and boron trifluoride as byproducts. : The

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of this method is only 50%, and using an excess of ''tert''-butyldimethylsilyl causes the yield to drop even further.

References

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