Cyanogen chloride

CAS Registry Number®

506-77-4

CAS Name

Cyanogen chloride

Molecular Formula

CClN

Molecular Mass

61.47

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    12.7 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -6 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.186 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/CClN/c2-1-3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QPJDMGCKMHUXFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(Cl)#N

Canonical SMILES

N#CCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Cyanogen chloride ((CN)Cl)
  • Cyanogen chloride
  • Chlorocyanogen
  • Cyanogen chloride (ClCN)
  • Chlorine cyanide (ClCN)

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