Potassium cyanate

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Properties

General

Name Potassium cyanate
Appearance White powder
CAS registry number 590-28-3

Physical Attributes

Formula weight 81.12 amu
Melting point 700 °C
Boiling point
Density 2.05 ×103 kg/m3
Crystal structure
Solubility 75 g in 100g water

Thermochemistry

May cause irritation.
Eyes May cause irritation, redness and pain.
More info MSDS

Except where noted, all data was produced under conditions of standard temperature and pressure.

Potassium cyanate or potassium isocyanate is an inorganic compound and the potassium salt of cyanic acid with the chemical formula of KOCN (also: KCNO). It is a general chemical reagent and it is used as a herbicide.

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