Cyanate is a pseudohalide anion and an organonitrogen compound. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a conjugate base of an isocyanic acid and a cyanic acid.
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Proposed reaction cycle for coordination complex [M] mediated isocyanate formation from CO, N2 and an electron source.
Examples of isocyanate formation from the reduction of N2-derived complexes by CO.