Compound

cyanamide

A cyanide compound which has been used as a fertilizer, defoliant and in many manufacturing processes. It often occurs as the calcium salt, sometimes also referred to as cyanamide. The citrated calcium salt is used in the treatment of alcoholism.

Definition from MeSH (D003484), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:16698ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of cyanamide — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: CH2N2
Mass: 42.041 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: XZMCDFZZKTWFGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: N#CN
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

melamine has the functional parent cyanamideCompoundChEBI CHEBI:27915Inferred only

Statements

4 statements

4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: cyanamide · Sources: Rhea

Order

cyanamide is converted to ureaCompoundRhea RHEA:23056Inferred only
urea is converted to cyanamideCompoundRhea RHEA:23056Inferred only
cyanamide is a substrate of CA1ProteinRhea RHEA:23056Inferred only
cyanamide is a substrate of CA2ProteinRhea RHEA:23056Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

ureacyanamide+water
Catalysed by CA1 or CA2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:23056CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

7 names

Resolves to: cyanamide

Also called: amidocyanogencarbamonitrileCarbodiimidecyanoamineH2N-C#NH2N‒C≡NNH2CN