Silver cyanide

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
506-64-9

[ Name ]:
Silver cyanide

[Synonym ]:
(Cyano-κC)silver
MFCD00003409
Silver cyanide (Ag(CN))
EINECS 208-048-6
Silver cyanide [UN1684] [Poison]
silver(I)cyanide
Silver, (cyano-κC)-
Silver cyanide
Silver(1+) cyanide
Silver fulminate

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
3.95

[ Boiling Point ]:
25.7ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
300ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
CAgN

[ Molecular Weight ]:
133.886

[ Exact Mass ]:
132.908173

[ PSA ]:
23.79000

[ LogP ]:
0.01678

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.685

[ Stability ]:
May decompose in light. Incompatible with strong acids, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide. Forms an explosive mixture with fluorine.

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: VW3850000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Silver cyanide

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 506-64-9

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :: 4360924

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 7

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C-Ag-N

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 133.89

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: AG CN

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :: 28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,13,1972

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :: 28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,13,1972 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 123 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: 28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,13,1972 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81115 No. of Facilities: 483 (estimated) No. of Industries: 16 No. of Occupations: 15 No. of Employees: 2560 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81115 No. of Facilities: 1252 (estimated) No. of Industries: 25 No. of Occupations: 23 No. of Employees: 16168 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 4054 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS05, GHS06, GHS09

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H300 + H310 + H330-H318-H410

[ Supplemental HS ]:
Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas.

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
Missing Phrase - N15.00950417-P280-P302 + P352 + P310-P304 + P340 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338 + P310

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Faceshields;Gloves;type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

[ Hazard Codes ]:
T+:Verytoxic;N:Dangerous for the environment;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R26/27/28;R32;R50/53

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S28-S29-S45-S60-S61-S7

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1684

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
VW3850000

[ Packaging Group ]:
II

[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1

[ HS Code ]:
2843290010

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2843290010

Articles

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