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Sodium cyanide

reagent grade, 97%

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Linear Formula:
NaCN
CAS Number:
143-33-9
Molecular Weight:
49.01
Beilstein:
3587243
EC Number:
205-599-4
MDL number:
MFCD00003523
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
329755737
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

1.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 817 °C)

Assay

97%

form

powder, chunks or granules

pH

11-12 (25 °C, 49 g/L)

mp

563.7 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Na]C#N

InChI

1S/CN.Na/c1-2;

InChI key

RTVFYQXEHKQMKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Sodium cyanide is a hygroscopic salt and moderately strong base. It is soluble in water. Sodium cyanide is a strong nucleophile used to produce nitriles.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 1 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - STOT RE 1

Target Organs

Thyroid

Supplementary Hazards

EUH032

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

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PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

ISHL Indicated Name

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ISHL Notified Names

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JAN Code

380970-100G:4548173221496
380970-500G:4548173221489
380970-BULK:
380970-VAR:
380970-5G:4548173221472
380970-1KG:4548173334035

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Copper (I) Bromide-Catalyzed Carbonylative Coupling of Aryl Halides with Phenols, Alcohols and Amines using Sodium Cyanide as C1 Source: A Synthesis of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives.
Prasad PK and Sudalai A.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 356(10), 2231-2238 (2014)
Victor M Victor et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 96(10), 3115-3122 (2011-07-23)
Insulin resistance is a feature of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and is related to mitochondrial and endothelial function. We tested whether hyperandrogenic insulin-resistant women with PCOS, who have an increased risk of vascular disease, display impaired leukocyte-endothelium interactions, and mitochondrial
Heterogeneously Catalyzed Oxidative Cyanation of Tertiary Amines with Sodium Cyanide/Hydrogen Peroxide using Polymer-Supported Iron (II) Phthalocyanines as Catalyst.
Singhal S, et al.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 352(8), 1338-1344 (2010)
Helen W Kreuzer et al.
Journal of forensic sciences, 57(1), 75-79 (2011-11-02)
Sodium and potassium cyanide are highly toxic, produced in large amounts by the chemical industry, and linked to numerous high-profile crimes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified cyanide as one of the most probable agents to
Asymmetric cyanohydrin formation from aldehydes catalyzed by manganese Schiff base complexes.
Qu Y, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 21(2), 187-190 (2010)
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