Potassium cyanide

CAS Registry Number®

151-50-8

CAS Name

Potassium cyanide

Molecular Formula

CKN

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    1625 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    634 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.55 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)
  • (2) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/CN.K/c1-2;

InChIKey

InChIKey=YUZRZFQHUCKACF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C([K])#N

Canonical SMILES

N#C[K]

Other Names for this Substance

  • Potassium cyanide (K(CN))
  • Potassium cyanide
  • Feratox
  • Hydrocyanic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
  • MeSH ID: D011190

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

15745-74-1, 60195-52-0, 133708-36-8, 946438-26-2

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