hydrogen cyanide


cyanhydric acid; formonitrile; hydrocyanic acid; hydrogen cyanide; prussic acid
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📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Blausäure); p. 176, 250, 309, 366, 451, 468, 799, 999, 1003,
📖Org. Chem., v. Richter, 1. Vol (Hydrocyanic Acid); p. 164, 236, 239, 460,
MeSH:Chemical Warfare Agents; Noxae; Poisons
CAS RN:[74-90-8]
Formula:CHN; 27.03 g/mol
InChiKey:LELOWRISYMNNSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES:C#N
Molecular structure of hydrogen cyanide
Toxicology (LD50):2.00 mg/Kg (cat, sc); 61.0 mg/Kg(frog, sc); 3.000 mg/Kg(guinea~pig, sc); 3.000 mg/Kg(human, or); 4.00 mg/Kg(mouse, ip); 6.00 mg/Kg(mouse, sc); 4.00 mg/Kg(mouse, sc); 3.000 mg/Kg(rabbit, iv); 6.00 mg/Kg(rabbit, or); 0.00 mg/Kg(rabbit, sc)
Density:0.697 g/mL
Molar volume:38.8 mL/mol
Refractive index:1.268
Molecular refractive power:6.52 mL/mol
Dielectric constant:114.90
Dipole moment:2.99 D
Melting point:-13 °C
Boiling point:26 °C
Vapour pressure:82 Torr
Antoine equation
P(Torr) vs T(°C)
Vapour pressure vs temperature
Critical temperature:184 °C
Critical pressure:50.0 atm
Log10 partition octanol / water:-0.25

Isomers

hydrogen cyanide
Molecular structure of hydrogen cyanide
hydrogen isocyanide
Molecular structure of hydrogen isocyanide