Mercuric potassium cyanide

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Mercuric potassium cyanide
• CAS No.: 591-89-9
• Molecular Formula: C4Hg N4 . 2 K
• Molecular Weight: 382.87
• European Community (EC) Number: 209-735-3
• UN Number: 1626
• UNII: AZ01173G23
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID501020747
• Wikidata: Q20979792
• Mol file: 591-89-9.mol

Synonyms:MERCURIC POTASSIUM CYANIDE;Dipotassium tetracyanomercurate;Potassium cyanomercurate;591-89-9;Mercury potassium cyanide;Potassium tetracyanomercurate(II);Dipotassium tetracyanomercurate(2-);Mercurate(2-), tetracyano-, dipotassium;HSDB 1267;Potassium tetracyanomercurate (K2Hg(CN)4);dipotassium;tetracyanomercury(2-);Potassium cyanocuprate I;EINECS 209-735-3;UN1626;Dipotassium tetrakis(cyano-C)mercurate(2-);Mercurate(2-), tetrakis(cyano-C)-, dipotassium, (T-4)-;UNII-AZ01173G23;Potassium tetracyanomercurate (II);AZ01173G23;Mercurate (2-), tetrakis (cyano-C)-, dipotassium, (T-4)-;Mercurate(2-), tetrakis(cyano-.kappa.C)-, dipotassium, (T-4)-;C4HgN4.2K;dipotassium tetracyanomercury;C4-Hg-N4.2K;DTXSID501020747;POTASSIUM CYANOMERCURATE(II);NA1626;MERCURIC POTASSIUM CYANIDE [MI];LS-118367;Mercuric potassium cyanide [UN1626] [Poison];MERCURY POTASSIUM CYANIDE (HGK2(CN)4);Mercuric potassium cyanide [UN1626] [Poison];Q20979792;Mercurato(2-), tetrakis (ciano-kC)-, potasio (1:2);Mercurate(2-), tetrakis(cyano-kappaC)-, dipotassium, (T-4)-

Chemical Property of Mercuric potassium cyanide

Chemical Property:

• Boiling Point: °Cat760mmHg
• Flash Point: °C
• PSA: 95.16000
• Density: g/cm³
• LogP: 0.06462
• Water Solubility.: soluble H2O [MER06]
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 383.910353
• Heavy Atom Count: 11
• Complexity: 236
• Transport DOT Label: Poison

Purity/Quality:

98%min ^*data from raw suppliers

POTASSIUM TETRACYANOMERCURATE(II) 95.00% ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): Highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption. TLV: TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m³.
• Hazard Codes: Highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption. TLV: TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3.

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: Metals -> Mercury Compounds, Inorganic
• Canonical SMILES: C(#N)[Hg-2](C#N)(C#N)C#N.[K+].[K+]
• Uses: In manufacture of mirrors to prevent the silver coating from becoming yellow; as reagent in testing for free acids.