An isocyanide (also called isonitrile or carbylamine) is an organic compound with the functional group -N≡C. It is the isomer of the related cyanide (-C≡N), hence the prefix iso. The organic fragment is connected to the isocyanide group via the nitrogen atom, not via the carbon. They are used as building blocks for the synthesis of other compo...
any of a class of organic compounds having the molecular structure RN+ C, in which R is a combining group derived by removal of a hydrogen atom from ...
The radical -NC; organic isocyanide's are called isonitriles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ī-sō-sī′ă-nīd Definitions: 1. The radical -NC; organic isocyanides are called isonitriles.
a compound containing an isocyano group. Also called