CBrN

Cyanogen bromide

Cyanogen bromide is a volatile inorganic compound that serves as a versatile reagent in chemical synthesis and biochemical research. It is frequently utilized for its ability to selectively cleave peptide bonds and to modify proteins for analytical purposes.

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Crystal structure of CBrN (orthorhombic, Pmmn (No. 59))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for CBrN, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

5.04–5.10 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.283 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
2 DFT sources

Structures

8
3 databases, 6 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for CBrN, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pmmn (No. 59)orthorhombic5.040.2830-6.2092.17
P4/nmm (No. 129)tetragonal5.100.2964-6.1962.07
Pmma (No. 51)Orthorhombic5.33
Pm (No. 6)Monoclinic4.34
Pm (No. 6)Monoclinic4.38
P-6m2 (No. 187)
R3m (No. 160)
Pmmn (No. 59)
Uses

Applications

Where CBrN is used.

Protein sequencingPeptide mappingOrganic synthesisPreparation of cyanating agents
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CBrN, answered from cross-validated data.

What is CBrN?

Cyanogen bromide is a volatile inorganic compound that serves as a versatile reagent in chemical synthesis and biochemical research. It is frequently utilized for its ability to selectively cleave peptide bonds and to modify proteins for analytical purposes.

More questions
What is CBrN used for?
CBrN is used in protein sequencing, peptide mapping, organic synthesis, and preparation of cyanating agents.
What is the band gap of CBrN?
CBrN has a DFT-computed band gap of 5.04–5.10 eV across 8 reported structures.
Is CBrN a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 5.10 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is CBrN thermodynamically stable?
CBrN has a lowest energy above hull of 0.283 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of CBrN?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of CBrN is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pmmn (No. 59).
What is the density of CBrN?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of CBrN is 2.17 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of CBrN are known?
8 structures of CBrN are reported across 3 databases, spanning 6 distinct space groups.
What elements does CBrN contain?
CBrN contains Br, C, and N (3 elements).
Where does the data for CBrN come from?
CBrN data is cross-referenced from materials_project, mpaloe, jarvis.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).

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