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| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Phosphanylidynemethyl | |
| Other names Carbon phosphide Carbon monophosphide Phosphidocarbonate(II) Cyaphogenyl radical | |
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| Properties | |
| CP | |
| Molar mass | 42.985 g·mol−1 |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds | CN SiPCCP radical,HCP |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Carbon monophosphide is a diatomic chemical with formulaCP. It is a heavier analog of thecyanide radical (CN). CP and CN are both open-shell species with doublet Π ground electronic states while the ground states ofCS andCO are closed-shell. The related anion, CP−, is calledcyaphide and isoelectronic with CS.
Carbon monophosphide was detected in the circumstellar envelope of the starIRC +10216 in 1990,[1] observed with theIRAM 30m radiotelescope.[1]
