Agent Name
Ethyl cyanoformate
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
Carbonocyanidic acid, ethyl ester; Formic acid, cyano-, ethyl ester (8CI); [ChemIDplus] UN3275
Description
Colorless liquid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Comments
Hydrolyzed by water; Causes burns; Toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "NITRILES."
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Nitriles, toxic, flammable, n.o.s."
Other Poison
Chemical Asphyxiant
Other Information
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