Barium cyanide

Barium cyanide

Names
IUPAC name Barium dicyanide
Identifiers
CAS Number	542-62-1
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	10496
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.021
EC Number	208-882-3
PubChem	10961
InChI InChI=1S/2CN.Ba/c2*1-2;/q2*-1;+2 Key: UNLSXXHOHZUADN-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/2CN.Ba/c2*1-2;/q2*-1;+2 Key: UNLSXXHOHZUADN-UHFFFAOYAI
SMILES [Ba+2].[C-]#N.[C-]#N
Properties
Chemical formula	Ba(CN)2
Molar mass	189.362 g/mol
Appearance	white crystal
Melting point	600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K)
Solubility in water	18 g/100 mL (14 °C)
Solubility	Soluble in ethanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Barium cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula Ba(CN)₂. It is synthesized by the reaction of hydrogen cyanide and barium hydroxide in water or petroleum ether.^[1] This white crystal reacts with water and carbon dioxide in air slowly, producing highly toxic hydrogen cyanide gas.^[2]

References

1. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-08-037941-9.
2. Smith, R P; Gosselin, R E (1976). "Current Concepts about the Treatment of Selected Poisonings: Nitrite, Cyanide, Sulfide, Barium, and Quinidine". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 16: 189–99. doi:10.1146/annurev.pa.16.040176.001201. PMID 779614.

Salts and covalent derivatives of the cyanide ion
HCN																	He
LiCN	Be(CN)2											B	C	NH4CN	OCN^−, -NCO	FCN	Ne
NaCN	Mg(CN)2											Al(CN)3	SiCN	P(CN)3	SCN^−, -NCS, (SCN)2, S(CN)2	ClCN	Ar
KCN	Ca(CN)2	Sc(CN)3	Ti(CN)4	VO(CN)3	Cr(CN)3	Mn(CN)2	Fe(CN)3, Fe(CN)6^4+, Fe(CN)6^3+	Co(CN)2, Co(CN)3	Ni(CN)2 Ni(CN)4^2−	CuCN	Zn(CN)2	Ga(CN)3	Ge	As(CN)3	SeCN^− (SeCN)2 Se(CN)2	BrCN	Kr
RbCN	Sr(CN)2	Y(CN)3	Zr(CN)4	Nb	Mo	Tc	Ru	Rh	Pd(CN)2	AgCN	Cd(CN)2	In(CN)3	Sn	Sb	Te(CN)2, Te(CN)4	ICN	XeCN
CsCN	Ba(CN)2		Hf	Ta	W	Re	Os	Ir	Pt	Au	Hg2(CN)2, Hg(CN)2	TlCN	Pb(CN)2	Bi(CN)3	Po	At	Rn
Fr	Ra		Rf	Db	Sg	Bh	Hs	Mt	Ds	Rg	Cn	Nh	Fl	Mc	Lv	Ts	Og
		↓
		La	Ce(CN)3, Ce(CN)4	Pr	Nd	Pm	Sm	Eu	Gd(CN)3	Tb	Dy	Ho	Er	Tm	Yb	Lu
		Ac	Th	Pa	UO2(CN)2	Np	Pu	Am	Cm	Bk	Cf	Es	Fm	Md	No	Lr