Zinc cyanide

CAS Registry Number®

557-21-1

CAS Name

Zinc cyanide

Molecular Formula

C2N2Zn

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    800 °C (decomp)
  • Density (1)

    1.852 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/2CN.Zn/c2*1-2;

InChIKey

InChIKey=VJHHEOJUJAQMPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[Zn](C#N)C#N

Canonical SMILES

N#C[Zn]C#N

Other Names for this Substance

  • Zinc cyanide (Zn(CN)2)
  • Zinc cyanide
  • Zinc dicyanide
  • Dicyanozinc

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