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Thiocyanogen
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<p>Thiocyanogen, (SCN)2, is a <a href="/facts/Pseudohalogen/9DMN43ya">pseudohalogen</a> derived from the pseudohalide <a href="/facts/Thiocyanate/S438CJp8">thiocyanate</a>, [SCN]−, with behavior intermediate between <a href="/facts/Dibromine/oLfj3C7D">dibromine</a> and <a href="/facts/Diiodine/JlfMecMf">diiodine</a>. This hexatomic compound exhibits C2 <a href="/facts/Symmetry_group/CNqeseMp">point group symmetry</a> and has the connectivity NCS-SCN. </p><p>In the <a href="/facts/Lungs/gTWXI6Fj">lungs</a>, <a href="/facts/Lactoperoxidase/Xz8RnyI5">lactoperoxidase</a> may oxidize <a href="/facts/Thiocyanate/S438CJp8">thiocyanate</a> to thiocyanogen or <a href="/facts/Hypothiocyanite/MB40CyvG">hypothiocyanite</a>. </p>