calcium cyanide

French: cyanure de calcium (n.m.)Russian: кальций цианистый


Status: ISO 765 (published)
IUPAC PIN:
IUPAC name: calcium cyanide
CAS name: calcium cyanide (Ca(CN)2)
CAS Reg. No.: 592-01-8
Formula: C2CaN2
Activity: insecticides (fumigant)
rodenticides (fumigant)
Notes: This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name.
Used to generate hydrogen cyanide [74-90-8].
Structure: Structural formula of calcium cyanide
Pronunciation: kǎl-sē-am -a-nīd  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: ZQULWKDLLXZZSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/2CN.Ca/c2*1-2;/q2*-1;+2

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names