Ammonium cyanide

Ammonium cyanide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CN.H3N/c1-2;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1 Y
    Key: ICAIHGOJRDCMHE-UHFFFAOYSA-O Y
  • InChI=1/CN.H3N/c1-2;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1
    Key: ICAIHGOJRDCMHE-IKLDFBCSAW
  • [C-]#N.[NH4+]
Properties
[NH4]CN
Molar mass 44.0559 g/mol
Appearance colourless crystalline solid
Density 1.02 g/cm3
Melting point 36 °C (decomp.)
very soluble
Solubility very soluble in alcohol
Structure
cubic
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ammonium cyanide is an unstable inorganic compound with the chemical formula NH4CN. It is the ammonium salt of hydrogen cyanide. It consists of ammonium cations NH+4 and cyanide anions CN−. Its structural formula is [NH4]+[C≡N]−.

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