Cyanate

Cyanate is an anion with the structural formula [O=C=N]−, usually written OCN−. It also refers to any salt containing it, such as ammonium cyanate. It is an isomer of the much less stable fulminate anion [C−≡N+O]−. A cyanate ester is an organic compound containing the cyanate group. The cyanate ion is an ambidentate ligand, forming complexes with a metal ion in which either the nitrogen or oxygen atom may be the electron-pair donor. It can also act as a bridging ligand.

Cyanate

Cyanate is an anion with the structural formula [O=C=N]−, usually written OCN−. It also refers to any salt containing it, such as ammonium cyanate. It is an isomer of the much less stable fulminate anion [C−≡N+O]−. A cyanate ester is an organic compound containing the cyanate group. The cyanate ion is an ambidentate ligand, forming complexes with a metal ion in which either the nitrogen or oxygen atom may be the electron-pair donor. It can also act as a bridging ligand.