Major Category
Toxic Gases & Vapors
Synonyms
Carbon nitride ion (CN(sup 1-)); Carbon nitride ion (CN1-); Cyanide (CN(sup 1-)); Cyanide anion; Cyanide ion; Cyanide ions; Cyanide(1-); Cyanide(1-) ion; Cyanure [French]; Hydrocyanic acid, ion(1-)-; Isocyanide; Nitrile anion; Cyanide (anion); [ChemIDplus] UN1588; UN1935 (solution)
Category
Chemical Asphyxiants
Comments
Causes tremor, convulsions, and dyspnea in intraperitoneal lethal-dose studies of mice (LD50 = 3 mg/kg); [RTECS] Aqueous solutions slowly evolve hydrogen cyanide; [CAMEO] Free cyanide (as HCN or CN-) is the most toxic form of cyanide; [EPA: Exposure Risk Assessment] See "CYANIDES."
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Cyanide, inorganic, n.o.s."
Other Poison
Chemical Asphyxiant
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: