Product Description

ProductHydrocyanic Acid
CAS74-90-8
FormulaCHN
SynonymHydrocyanic acid, AC, Blausaeure (German), Carbon hydride nitride (CHN), Formic anammonide, Formonitrile, HCN, Prussic Acid, Cyclon, Acide cyanhydrique, Acido cianidrico, Aero Liquid HCN, Blausaeure, Blauwzuur, Cyaanwaterstof, Cyanwasserstoff, Cyclone B, Cyjanowodor, Evercyn, NA 1051, Prussic acid, unstabilized, Rcra waste number P063, UN 1051, Zaclondiscoids, Carbon hydride nitride, Zootic acid, Agent AC, Nitrilomethane, Hydrocyanic acid, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, formonitrile, prussic acid, HCN, Blausure, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, ANHYDROUS, STABILIZED, hydrogen cyanide hydrocyanic acid, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, Hydrogen cyanide, Formonitrile, HCN, Hydrocyanic acid, Prussic acid

Typical Product Specifications

Molecular weight27.03
EINECS200-821-6
InChI1S/CHN/c1-2/h1H
Water solubility1.00E+06 mg/L
Vapor Pressure742 mm Hg
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant3.00E-14 cm3/molecule-sec
log P (octanol-water)-0.25
Boiling Point26 ° C
Henry's Law Constant1.33E-04 atm-m3/mole
Melting Point-1.34E+01 ° C
NotesHydrocyanic Acid uses and applications include: manufacturing of acrylonitrile, acrylates, adiponitrile, methyl methacrylate, cyanuric chloride, cyanide salts, and chelating agents; production of ferrocyanides, resin monomers, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals; as fumigant, rodenticide, nematicide; by-production in electroplating, metallurgy, photography, and operations in blast furnaces, gas works, coke ovens Suggested storage of Hydrocyanic Acid: Sensitive to light, heat, and moisture
ClassSpecialty Chemicals, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Chemicals
FunctionAcid
IndustryPlating, Pharmaceutical, Specialty Chemicals, Photography, Organics
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