Barium cyanide
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| Barium cyanide | |
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| IUPAC name Barium dicyanide | |
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| CAS number | 542-62-1 |
| PubChem | 10961 |
| ChemSpider | 10496 |
| EC number | 208-882-3 |
| Jmol-3D images | {{#if:[Ba+2].[C-]#N.[C-]#N|Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | Ba(CN)2 |
| Molar mass | 189.362 g/mol |
| Appearance | white crystal |
| Melting point | 600 °C; 1,112 °F; 873 K |
| Solubility in water | 18 g/100 mL (14 °C) |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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Barium cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula Ba(CN)2. It is synthesized by the reaction of hydrogen cyanide and barium hydroxide in water or petroleum ether.[1] This white crystal reacts with water and carbon dioxide in air slowly, producing highly toxic hydrogen cyanide gas.[2]
References
- ↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419.
- ↑ Smith, R P; Gosselin, R E (1976). "Current Concepts about the Treatment of Selected Poisonings: Nitrite, Cyanide, Sulfide, Barium, and Quinidine". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 16: 189–99. doi:10.1146/annurev.pa.16.040176.001201. PMID 779614.
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