Calcium cyanide

CAS Registry Number®

592-01-8

CAS Name

Calcium cyanide

Molecular Formula

C2CaN2

Molecular Mass

92.11

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    1190 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.8 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/2CN.Ca/c2*1-2;

InChIKey

InChIKey=OEYMAKISKGNYAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[Ca](C#N)C#N

Canonical SMILES

N#C[Ca]C#N

Other Names for this Substance

  • Calcium cyanide (Ca(CN)2)
  • Calcium cyanide
  • Cyanogas
  • Calcid
  • Calcyan

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

18724-70-4

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