tetracyanoethylene

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tetracyanoethylene [¦te·trə¦sī·ə·nō′eth·ə‚lēn]

(organic chemistry)

(CN)₂C:C(CN)₂A member of the cyanocarbon compounds; colorless crystals with a melting point of 198-200°C; used in dye manufacture.

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Miller says he was astonished when he and his colleagues mixed a vanadium compound into tetracyanoethylene, a carbon-nitrogen-based polymer, and found that it remained magnetic at temperatures much higher than any previous organic-based magnet.

Hot time for polymer magnet by Science News

The ferrocene molecule (the donor) readily transfers an electron to a tetracyanoethylene molecule (the acceptor), leaving each component with an unpaired electron.

Imitating iron's magnetism; researchers report the first steps on the ... by Peterson, Ivars / Science News

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