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Hydrogen cyanide

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Hydrogen cyanide

Molecular formula: CHN CAS# 74-90-8
Categories: Inorganic acids
PubChem CID: 768
Names
English:
AC
Blausaeure
Cyclon
Cyclone B
Evercyn
Hydrocyanic acid(CAS)
Hydrogen cyanide [Wiki]
Prussic acid
Zaclondiscoids
formonitrile(IUPAC)

Variants of the formula:

HCN
H-C%N
H/\\\N
Elemental composition
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Symbol Element Atomic weight Number of atoms Mass percent

Reactions in which Hydrogen cyanide is involved

  • {M}OH + H{X} -> {M}{X} + H2O , where M = Li Na K Rb Cs; X = F Cl Br I NO3 CN IO3 BrO4 ClO4 N3 [AuCl4] ClO2 ReO4
  • {M}2O + 2H{X} = 2{M}{X} + H2O , where M = Li Na K Rb Cs; X = F Cl Br I NO3 CN IO3 ClO4 BrO4
  • 2HCN + O2 + F2 -> 2HF + 2CO + N2
  • 2CH4 + 2NH3 + 3O2 -> 2HCN + 6H2O
  • {M}O + 2HCN = {M}(CN)2 + H2O , where M = Mg Ca Sr Ba