Silver cyanide

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    CAgN

    SMILES
    [C-]#N.[Ag+]

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 84.17%
    Fishy 15.85%
    Pungent 15.46%
    Bitter 15.28%
    Sulfurous 14.02%
    Sharp 13.02%
    Gassy 11.5%
    Medicinal 11.07%
    Burnt 11.07%
    Animal 10.96%

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  • Properties

    pKa est.
    -176178.66 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    133.886 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 608 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 320 °C (decomposes)

    Flash point est.
    51.63 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 0.000023 G/100 CC WATER AT 20 °C
    • Sol in ammonium hydroxide
    • Sol in alkali cyanides and boiling concn nitric acid; sparingly sol in dil ammonia, more in concn ammonia; insol in alcohol and dilute acids
    • Sol in sodium thiosulfate soln
    • Sol in potassium cyanide soln

  • Synonyms

    • SILVER CYANIDE
    • silver;cyanide
    • Kyanid stribrny
    • Silver(1+) cyanide
    • Cyanure d'argent
    • Kyanid stribrny [Czech]
    • RCRA waste number P104
    • Cyanure d'argent [French]
    • Silver cyanide (Ag(CN))
    • HSDB 6058
    • EINECS 208-048-6
    • UNII-33RV6XQ01M
    • UN1684
    • BRN 4360924
    • AI3-28748
    • 33RV6XQ01M
    • 4-02-00-00050 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • KYANID STRIBRNY (CZECH)
    • CYANURE D'ARGENT (FRENCH)
    • Silver cyanide, 99%
    • RCRA waste no. P104
    • silver isocyanide
    • AgCN
    • MFCD00003409
    • Silver cyanide [UN1684] [Poison]
    • Silver cyanide, 80%
    • silver(1+) ion iminomethanide
    • DTXCID404306
    • MFIHOCAEOJNSOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • SILVER CYANIDE (AG2(CN)2)
    • AKOS025295394
    • Silver cyanide, 99.96% trace metals basis
    • 208-048-6
  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 20.36
    methanol 31.68
    isopropanol 12.92
    water 9.04
    ethyl acetate 33.26
    n-propanol 15.14
    acetone 98.1
    n-butanol 11.68
    acetonitrile 56.62
    DMF 207.42
    toluene 6.91
    isobutanol 10.4
    1,4-dioxane 64.19
    methyl acetate 57.27
    THF 75.54
    2-butanone 53.12
    n-pentanol 14.18
    sec-butanol 11.49
    n-hexane 0.68
    ethylene glycol 44.71
    NMP 176.22
    cyclohexane 1.16
    DMSO 265.01
    n-butyl acetate 21.91
    n-octanol 11.15
    chloroform 22.94
    n-propyl acetate 28.7
    acetic acid 52.61
    dichloromethane 34.16
    cyclohexanone 41.69
    propylene glycol 19.59
    isopropyl acetate 17.8
    DMAc 229.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 56.11
    isopentanol 10.81
    n-heptane 1.6
    ethyl formate 32.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 31.42
    n-hexanol 13.86
    2-methoxyethanol 78.33
    isobutyl acetate 16.93
    tetrachloromethane 4.21
    n-pentyl acetate 18.18
    transcutol 143.93
    n-heptanol 10.1
    ethylbenzene 5.84
    MIBK 17.41
    2-propoxyethanol 43.43
    tert-butanol 17.73
    MTBE 13.46
    2-butoxyethanol 28.93
    propionic acid 27.81
    o-xylene 8.35
    formic acid 61.2
    diethyl ether 16.58
    m-xylene 6.92
    p-xylene 7.58
    chlorobenzene 12.19
    dimethyl carbonate 37.15
    n-octane 0.88
    formamide 95.72
    cyclopentanone 69.45
    2-pentanone 29.24
    anisole 27.9
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 22.67
    gamma-butyrolactone 88.36
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 47.12
    pyridine 40.07
    3-pentanone 30.86
    furfural 101.47
    n-dodecane 1.05
    diethylene glycol 70.87
    diisopropyl ether 5.25
    tert-amyl alcohol 15.42
    acetylacetone 61.18
    n-hexadecane 1.18
    acetophenone 37.19
    methyl propionate 39.71
    isopentyl acetate 18.84
    trichloroethylene 53.37
    n-nonanol 11.02
    cyclohexanol 12.79
    benzyl alcohol 26.78
    2-ethylhexanol 11.42
    isooctanol 9.33
    dipropyl ether 13.03
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 15.84
    ethyl lactate 27.86
    propylene carbonate 47.08
    n-methylformamide 73.35
    2-pentanol 8.28
    n-pentane 0.74
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 31.93
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 35.5
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 44.91
    mesitylene 4.93
    ε-caprolactone 41.69
    p-cymene 7.08
    epichlorohydrin 72.61
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 16.7
    2-aminoethanol 28.9
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 152.5
    sulfolane 134.75
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.71
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 37.88
    n-hexyl acetate 20.62
    isooctane 0.55
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 50.94
    sec-butyl acetate 16.39
    tert-butyl acetate 20.05
    decalin 1.26
    glycerin 51.83
    diglyme 95.75
    acrylic acid 40.89
    isopropyl myristate 11.34
    n-butyric acid 22.72
    acetyl acetate 31.86
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 17.59
    ethyl propionate 25.51
    nitromethane 166.21
    1,2-diethoxyethane 37.8
    benzonitrile 28.27
    trioctyl phosphate 12.11
    1-bromopropane 9.37
    gamma-valerolactone 94.89
    n-decanol 9.63
    triethyl phosphate 18.38
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 6.41
    propionitrile 23.89
    vinylene carbonate 48.2
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 81.15
    DMS 37.07
    cumene 5.47
    2-octanol 7.35
    2-hexanone 26.96
    octyl acetate 15.65
    limonene 9.35
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 84.09
    ethyl orthosilicate 15.32
    tributyl phosphate 14.65
    diacetone alcohol 36.02
    N,N-dimethylaniline 23.96
    acrylonitrile 40.32
    aniline 17.27
    1,3-propanediol 29.03
    bromobenzene 9.83
    dibromomethane 16.77
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 38.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 21.51
    tetrabutyl urea 22.81
    diisobutyl methanol 7.71
    2-phenylethanol 23.33
    styrene 7.42
    dioctyl adipate 22.25
    dimethyl sulfate 84.05
    ethyl butyrate 21.23
    methyl lactate 40.87
    butyl lactate 21.81
    diethyl carbonate 18.81
    propanediol butyl ether 32.46
    triethyl orthoformate 17.94
    p-tert-butyltoluene 6.7
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 32.36
    morpholine 56.9
    tert-butylamine 8.58
    n-dodecanol 8.26
    dimethoxymethane 72.49
    ethylene carbonate 35.45
    cyrene 60.38
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 36.92
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 15.39
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 23.96
    4-methylpyridine 35.84
    dibutyl ether 10.64
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 7.71
    DEF 50.45
    dimethyl isosorbide 68.07
    tetrachloroethylene 24.79
    eugenol 37.44
    triacetin 44.46
    span 80 31.79
    1,4-butanediol 22.7
    1,1-dichloroethane 15.83
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 12.84
    methyl formate 76.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 10.24
    n-decane 1.39
    butyronitrile 18.19
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 11.52
    1-chlorooctane 5.74
    1-chlorotetradecane 3.41
    n-nonane 1.2
    undecane 1.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.12
    cyclooctane 0.65
    cyclopentanol 19.21
    tetrahydropyran 25.22
    tert-amyl methyl ether 13.31
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 80.65
    1-hexene 3.03
    2-isopropoxyethanol 38.47
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 46.21
    methyl butyrate 31.1

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