Potassium cyanide

PubChem CID:	9032
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Chemical Safety:	Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary (LCSS) Datasheet
InChI Key:	NNFCIKHAZHQZJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Molecular Formula:	KCN or CKN
UNII:	MQD255M2ZO
Chemical Names:	POTASSIUM CYANIDE 151-50-8 Potassium cyanide (K(CN)) Cyanide of potassium cyanopotassium More…
Molecular Weight:	65.116 g/mol
Dates:	Modify:2019-05-18 Create:2004-09-16
A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes, but has been shown to be an especially potent inhibitor of heme enzymes and hemeproteins. It is used in many industrial processes. POTASSIUM CYANIDE is a white amorphous lump or a crystalline mass with a faint odor of bitter almonds. Density 1.52 g / cm3 Toxic by skin absorption through open wounds, by ingestion. Heating to decomposition produces toxic fumes. Used for gold and silver extraction, in chemical analysis, to make other chemicals, and as an insecticide. Potassium cyanide is a cyanide salt containing equal numbers of potassium cations and cyanide anions. It has a role as an EC 1.9.3.1 (cytochrome c oxidase) inhibitor, an EC 1.15.1.1 (superoxide dismutase) inhibitor and a neurotoxin. It is a cyanide salt, a one-carbon compound and a potassium salt.

Potassium Cyanide (1g)