[Borek]

I need a compound with a name that I could abbreviate HNO (you know, like EDTA, TRIS, PIPES and so on). Organic chemistry is a closed book to me, the best I could think of was that O could stand for oxime and N for nicotinic aldehyde; that gives NO for nicotinic oxime, when nitrogen gets protonated I end with something that could be named HNO. But I suppose there are tons of known compounds with names that can be abbreviated this way, I just don't know them.

Note: abbreviation SCN will do as well. In fact any abbreviation that is three letters long and is part of known formula (KOH is OK, HCN is OK and so on) will do.

Any ideas?

[sjb]

well, HNO is a formula in its own right, for hyponitrous acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nitroxyl&oldid=130866998). But I guess that's not quite what you meant.

Does it have to be organic? Perhaps hydrated nickel oxide or similar?

as to alternatives - TEA (triethylamine, or triethylaluminum - be careful which one it is if following a prep)?

S

[Borek]

well, HNO is a formula in its own right, for hyponitrous acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nitroxyl&oldid=130866998). But I guess that's not quite what you meant.

It is formula, but compound is not widely known, so fact that it is a formula may pass unnoticed.

Does it have to be organic? Perhaps hydrated nickel oxide or similar?

It doesn't have to be organic, but it must sound like something of known stoichiometry; hyrdtaed oxide sounds like mixture.

as to alternatives - TEA (triethylamine, or triethylaluminum - be careful which one it is if following a prep)?

TEA is not a part of known formula - no such elements as T (well, it is symbol commonly used for tritium), E and A.