![]() Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a colorless gas at standard temperature and pressure with a reported bitter odor. For example, methyl cyanide is also known as acetonitrile (CH 3CN). Organic compounds that have a cyano group bonded to an alkyl residue are called nitriles. Sodium salts react readily with water to form hydrogen cyanide. Common cyanide salts include sodium cyanide (NaCN) and potassium cyanide (KCN). Inorganic cyanides (also known as cyanide salts) contain cyanide in the anion form (CN –) and are used in numerous industries, such as metallurgy, photographic developing, plastic manufacturing, fumigation, and mining. ![]() 39, 113 Cyanide is a chemical group that consists of one atom of carbon bound to one atom of nitrogen by three molecular bonds (C≡N). Cyanide exposure is associated with smoke inhalation, laboratory mishaps, industrial incidents, suicide attempts, and criminal activity. ![]()
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