Formula for Isocyanic Acid?

Isocyanic acid is a chemical compound with the structural formula HNCO, which is often written as H–N=C=O.

How to make isocyanic acid?

Preparation. Isocyanic acid can be made by protonation of the cyanate anion, such as from salts like potassium cyanate, by either gaseous hydrogen chloride or acids such as oxalic acid. HNCO also can be made by the high-temperature thermal decomposition of the trimer cyanuric acid: C3H3N3O3 → 3 HNCO.

What is hydro isocyanic acid?

Infobox references. Hydrogen isocyanide is a chemical with the molecular formula HNC. It is a minor tautomer of hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Its importance in the field of astrochemistry is linked to its ubiquity in the interstellar medium.

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