Potassium cyanate

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Properties

General

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

Physical Attributes

Molar mass 81.12 g/mol
Melting point 700 °C
Boiling point
Density 2.05 ×103 kg/m3
Crystal structure
Solubility 75 g in 100g water

Thermochemistry

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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. It is made by reacting urea with potassium carbonate.

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Haber-Bosch process