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Interactions | Reactions | Processes
Classified as: Psudohalogens, Reactions of
The pseudohalogens, a collection of species which includes cyanogen chloride, cyanogen bromide, and iodine azide.
Thioanion displaces chloride from cyanogen chloride, forming the thiocyanate, yet thiol displaces cyanide ion from cyanogen bromide.![](http://www.chemthes.com/mech/182.gif)
[R–S]– |
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N≡C–Cl |
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R–S–C≡N |
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Cl– |
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R–SH |
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N≡C–Br |
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R–S–S–R |
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HCN |
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HBr |
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RMgX |
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N≡C–Cl |
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R–CN |
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Cl– |
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RMgX |
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I–C≡N |
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R–I |
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[CN]– |
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