Structured Summary
Abstract
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN); A toxic liquid or colorless gas. It is found in the smoke of various tobacco products and released by combustion of nitrogen-containing organic materials.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- CHN
- Molecular Weight
- 27.025 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 74-90-8
- IUPAC Name
- formonitrile
- InChIKey
- LELOWRISYMNNSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C#N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D006856
- Source
- PubChem CID 768
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Hydrocyanic Acid
- Acid, Hydrocyanic
- Cyanide, Hydrogen
- Zyklon B
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
toxic liquid or gas; /analogs = CYANIDES
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History Note
94; was HYDROCYANIC ACID 1963-93; HYDROGEN CYANIDE was see HYDROCYANIC ACID 1978-93
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hydrogen Cyanide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006856. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006856
- Hydrogen Cyanide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_cyanide
- Hydrogen Cyanide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26075
- Hydrogen Cyanide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 768. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/768