Cyanamide (CN₂H₂) is an amide of cyanogen, a white, crystalline compound. The term can also refer to a salt of this compound, having one or both of the hydrogen atoms replaced by another element or radical, such as in the most common case of calcium cyanamide (CaCN₂), a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of other compounds of nitrogen.

A "cyanamide process" involves producing calcium cyanamide by reacting calcium carbide (CaC₂) with nitrogen at a high temperature.

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Functional groups | Amides | Inorganic carbon compounds | Nitrogen compounds

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