| Identification | |
| Name: | Cyanamide |
| Synonyms: | Cyanamide calcium derivative; Cyanamide solution; Carbodiimide; Hydrogen cyanamide |
| CAS: | 420-04-2 |
| EINECS: | 206-992-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | CH2N2 |
| Molecular Weight: | 42.04 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/CH2N2/c2-1-3/h2H2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Transport: | UN 2811 |
| Density: | 1.282 |
| Stability: | Unstable - heat sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents, bases, acids, iron and its salts, steel, brass, lead, moisture. Reacts with acids to produce very toxic gas. |
| Refractive index: | 1.405 |
| Water Solubility: | 775 g/L |
| Solubility: | 775 g/L |
| Appearance: | white crystalline solid |
| Report: |
?Cyanamide (420-04-2) is reported in EPA TSCA Inventory. Cyanide and its compounds are on the Community Right-To-Know List. |
| Packinggroup: | III |
| Sensitive: | Hygroscopic |
| Color: | ORTHORHOMBIC, ELONGATED, SIX-SIDED TABLETS FROM DIMETHYL PHTHALATE Crystallizes from a variety of solvents as somewhat unstable, colorless, orthorhombic, deliquescent crystals. Colorless crystals Cyanamide forms colorless, orthorhombic crystals or long transparent needles (from water), large platelike crystals when allowed to crystallize spontaneously from water, and crystals from dimethyl phthalate solution. |
| Safety Data | |
| Hazard Symbols |
T:Toxic
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