Potassium cyanide

CKNCAS 151-50-865.12 g/mol

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C−NK+

Properties

Molecular formula
CKN
Molar mass
65.12 g/mol
Exact mass
64.9668 Da
Density
1.55 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
634 °C
Boiling point
1625 °C
logP
-0.28Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
23.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
151-50-8
SMILES
[C-]#N.[K+]
InChIKey
NNFCIKHAZHQZJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/CN.K/c1-2;/q-1;+1

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Names and synonyms

2 names
  • Potassium cyanide (K(CN))
  • Feratox

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 151-50-8. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Work with Potassium cyanide

Predict the NMR spectrum1H and 13C shifts with multiplicities Make a solutionWhat to weigh for any molarity and volume Check drug-likenessLipinski, Veber and lead-likeness Boiling point under vacuumAt any pressure, from its normal boiling point Isotope patternExact mass and the mass spectrum pattern

Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Sodium cyanide143-33-9Salt Copper(I) cyanide544-92-3Salt Prussian blue14038-43-8Salt Extrinsic factor68-19-9Salt Potassium ferricyanide13746-66-2Salt Potassium argentocyanide506-61-6Salt Potassium ferrocyanide13943-58-3Salt Potassium tetracyanonickelate14220-17-8Salt Sodium ferrocyanide13601-19-9Salt Nickel dicyanide557-19-7Salt Calcium cyanide592-01-8Salt Caesium cyanide21159-32-0Salt

Similar compounds

Potassium dicyanoaurate13967-50-575 % similar Potassium dicyanoaurate554-07-475 % similar Dipotassium tetracyanoplatinate(2-) trihydrate14323-36-560 % similar Potassium hydride7693-26-733 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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