Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Nitrile: A functional group characterized by an sp nitrogen atom triply bonded to an sp carbon atom. The carbon atom can be covalently bonded to any other atom. Also any molecule that contains this functional group.

					Polymerization
General nitrile structure		Acetonitrile A common solvent		Acrylonitrile Monomer for nitrile gloves		Nitrile gloves