cyanide
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
57-12-5
[ Name ]:
cyanide
[Synonym ]:
Nitrile anion
Cyanure [French]
CYANIDE ION
Cyanide(1-)
Cyanide(1-) ion
Cyanide ions
Cyanide anion
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.695g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
25.7ºC at 760mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
CN-
[ Molecular Weight ]:
26.01740
[ Exact Mass ]:
26.00310
[ PSA ]:
23.79000
[ LogP ]:
0.09638
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- GS7175000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Cyanide
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 57-12-5
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 31
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C-N
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 26.02
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- H CN
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3 mg/kg
- REFERENCE :
- NATUAS Nature. (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736) V.1- 1869- Volume(issue)/page/year: 228,1315,1970 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CLCHAU Clinical Chemistry (Winston-Salem, NC). (American Assoc. for Clinical Chemistry, 1725 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,361,1973 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 mg/m3 (skin) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,64,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg/m3;STEL 0.6 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 4 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:STEL 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO CYANIDE-air:CL 4.7 ppm(CN)/10M REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3010 No. of Facilities: 8 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 367 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 120 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1588
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1(a)
[ HS Code ]:
2926909090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2926909090
[ Summary ]:
HS:2926909090 other nitrile-function compounds VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%