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Potassium cyanide

JIS special grade, ≥98.0%

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Linear Formula:
KCN
CAS Number:
151-50-8
Molecular Weight:
65.12
Beilstein:
3593645
EC Number:
205-792-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011397
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
329752635
Assay:
≥98.0%
grade:
JIS special grade
form:
solid
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grade

JIS special grade

Assay

≥98.0%

form

solid

availability

available only in Japan

pH

11.5 (20 °C, 20 g/L)

mp

634 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[K]C#N

InChI

1S/CN.K/c1-2;

InChI key

YUZRZFQHUCKACF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Oral - Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - 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

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Vikhyat S Bebarta et al.
Annals of emergency medicine, 64(6), 612-619 (2014-04-22)
Hydroxocobalamin is a Food and Drug Administration-approved antidote for cyanide poisoning. Cobinamide is a potential antidote that contains 2 cyanide-binding sites. To our knowledge, no study has directly compared hydroxocobalamin with cobinamide in a severe, cyanide-toxic large-animal model. Our objective
Sónia C Correia et al.
Neurobiology of disease, 45(1), 206-218 (2011-08-23)
The current study was undertaken to address the role of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), and hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) signaling pathway in the protection against high glucose levels in brain endothelial and NT2 neuron-like cells. Rat brain endothelial
Xiao-Zhang Yu et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 225-226, 190-194 (2012-05-29)
A study was conducted to investigate activities of nitrate reductase (NR) and glutamine synthetase (GS) in plants during cyanide metabolism. Young rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L. cv. XZX 45) were grown in the nutrient solutions containing KNO(3) or NH(4)Cl and
Naresh K Sharma et al.
Bioresource technology, 121, 263-273 (2012-08-04)
Present study focused on the degradation of a mixture of phenol, cresol, xylenol, quinoline, and indole along with cyanide, commonly found in coke oven wastewater, using aerobic mixed culture. It was found that xylenol and indole were difficult to degrade
P Lawson-Smith et al.
Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 38(4), 223-237 (2011-09-01)
Cyanide (CN) intoxication inhibits cellular oxidative metabolism and may result in brain damage. Hydroxycobalamin (OHCob) is one among other antidotes that may be used following intoxication with CN. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) is recommended when supportive measures or antidotes fail. However
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