208140
Mercury(II) cyanide
99%
Synonym(s):
Mercuric cyanide
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Linear Formula:
Hg(CN)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
252.62
Beilstein:
4652800
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
grade:
for analytical purposes
form:
solid
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for analytical purposes
Assay
99%
form
solid
density
3.996 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
N#C[Hg]C#N
InChI
1S/2CN.Hg/c2*1-2;
InChI key
FQGYCXFLEQVDJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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For U.S. Customers: Contains mercury; Do not place in trash - dispose according to local, state, or federal laws.
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2
Supplementary Hazards
Storage Class Code
6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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[Resorption, elimination and effect of Hg(CN)2 in Meditonsin on the kidney].
D Loew et al.
ZFA. Zeitschrift fur Allgemeinmedizin, 59(32), 1825-1829 (1983-11-20)
M L Benaissa et al.
Intensive care medicine, 21(12), 1051-1053 (1995-12-01)
Although cyanide poisoning can be serious or fatal, it is typically described as mild when the cyanide is ingested in the form of either mercuric cyanide or mercury oxycyanide. We studied two patients with acute cyanide poisoning following ingestion of
[Results of treatment of primo-secondary syphilus according to a personal scheme consisting of premedication with 3 intravenous injections of mercuric cyanide with subsequent 15 million units of penicillin in a watery solution; 10 year follow-up].
M BOLGERT et al.
Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete, 8(10), 439-443 (1957-10-01)
[Report of ten years of therapy of primary and secondary syphilis with the authors' own method, consisting of three injections of mercuric cyanide followed by 15,000,000 units of penicillin].
M BOLGERT et al.
Actas dermo-sifiliograficas, 48(8-9), 445-452 (1957-08-01)
Caryn S Seney et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 33(11), 2834-2844 (2020-10-29)
Elemental mercury (Hg0) contamination in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities is widespread, and Hg0-contaminated tailings are often reprocessed with cyanide (-CN) to extract residual gold remaining after amalgamation. Hg0 reacts with -CN under aerobic conditions to produce Hg(CN)42-
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