Pseudohalogen
Pseudohalogens are binary inorganic compounds of the general form XY, where X is a cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate etc. group and Y is any of X, or a true halogen. Not all combinations are known to be stable. Examples include cyanogen, (CN)2, and iodine cyanide, ICN. These anions behave as halogens and the presence of the [...]