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Cyanomethyl
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>, the term cyanomethyl (<a href="/facts/Cyanide/t0o8FMKI">cyanide</a> (N≡C) + <a href="/facts/Methyl_group/fkM97EMD">methyl</a> (CH3)) designates: </p> <ul><li>A cyanomethyl <a href="/facts/Functional_group/GXkSPsjM">group</a> (N≡CCH2–), a type of <a href="/facts/Nitrile_group/Gz7RCnC6">nitrile group</a></li> <li>The cyanomethyl <a href="/facts/Radical_(chemistry)/qFymuVoT">radical</a> (N≡CCH2·)</li> <li>The cyanomethyl <a href="/facts/Carbanion/AyYH2udQ">carbanion</a> (N≡CCH2−)</li></ul>