Cyanamide
Chemical compound featuring a nitrile group attached to an amino group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with cyanogen or American Cyanamid.
Cyanamide is an organic compound with the formula CN2H2. This white solid is widely used in agriculture and the production of pharmaceuticals and other organic compounds. It is also used as an alcohol-deterrent drug. The molecule features a nitrile group attached to an amino group. Derivatives of this compound are also referred to as cyanamides, the most common being calcium cyanamide (CaCN2).[3]
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IUPAC name
Cyanamide | |||
Other names
Amidocyanogen, carbamonitrile, carbimide, carbodiimide, cyanoamine, cyanoazane, N-cyanoamine, cyanogenamide, cyanogen amide, cyanogen nitride, diiminomethane, hydrogen cyanamide, methanediimine | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.358 | ||
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UN number | 2811 | ||
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CH2N2 | |||
Molar mass | 42.040 g/mol | ||
Appearance | Crystalline solid | ||
Density | 1.28 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | 44 °C (111 °F; 317 K) | ||
Boiling point | 260 °C (500 °F; 533 K) (decomposes) 83 °C at 6.7 Pa 140 °C at 2.5 kPa | ||
85 g/100 ml (25 °C) | |||
Solubility in organic solvents | soluble | ||
log P | -0.82 | ||
Acidity (pKa) | 10.3[1] | ||
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H301, H311, H314, H317, H351, H361, H373, H412 | |||
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P272, P273, P280, P281, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P310, P312, P314, P321, P322, P330, P333+P313, P361, P363, P405, P501 | |||
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Flash point | 141 °C (286 °F; 414 K) | ||
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none[2] | ||
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TWA 2 mg/m3 | ||
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N.D.[2] | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | ICSC 0424 | ||
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Related compounds |
Calcium cyanamide | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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