Potassium Cyanide -
Compound Summary
(CID
9032
)
Also known as:
Cyanide of potassium, Potassium cyanide (K(CN)), kalium cyanid, 151-50-8, Caswell No. 688A, Kalium cyanid [German], Potassium cyanide K(CN)
Molecular Formula:
CKN
Molecular Weight:
65.1157
InChIKey
:
NNFCIKHAZHQZJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes, but has been shown to be an especially potent inhibitor of heme enzymes and hemeproteins. It is used in many industrial processes.
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