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Cyanogen iodide

Cyanogen iodide
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Carbononitridic iodide
Other names
Iodine cyanide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard100.007.322EC Number
  • 208-053-3
RTECS number
  • NN1750000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CIN/c2-1-3
    Key: WPBXOELOQKLBDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IC#N
Properties ICN Molar mass152.9219 g/mol Appearance White crystals Density1.84 g/cm Melting point146.7 °C (296.1 °F; 419.8 K) Reacts Vapor pressure0.001 bar (298.4 K) Thermochemistry 160.5–169.1 kJ/mol Hazards NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
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Related compounds
Related alkanenitriles
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyanogen iodide or iodine cyanide is a compound with the chemical formulaICN. It is a pseudohalogen composed of iodine and the cyanide group. It is a highly toxic inorganic compound. It occurs as white crystals that react slowly with water to form hydrogen cyanide. The atoms in this compound's molecules are arranged linearly, having the structural formulaI−C≡N.

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