Nickel potassium cyanide

Synonyms

Dipotassium nickel tetracyanide; Dipotassium tetracyanonickelate; Nickelate(2-), tetrakis(cyano-C)-, dipotassium, (SP-4-1)-; Nickelate, tetracyano-, dipotassium; Potassium tetracyanonickelate; Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II); Dipotassium tetracyanoniccolate; Nickelate(2-), tetracyano-, dipotassium (8CI); Nickelate(2-), tetrakis(cyano-C)-, dipotassium, (SP-4-1)-; Nickelate(2-), tetrakis(cyano-kappaC)-, dipotassium, (SP-4-1)-; [ChemIDplus] UN1588

Category

Nickel Compounds, Inorganic

Description

Orange-yellow solid (monohydrate); Soluble in water; [Merck Index #7684]

Comments

Harmful if swallowed; May cause skin sensitization; Chronic inhalation of nickel compounds in high concentrations is linked to lung cancer and nasal sinus cancer. [MSDSonline] See "Nickel" and linked occupational diseases. See "CYANIDES."

Biomedical References

0.1 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ni

5 mg/m3, as CN (1 mg/m3, as Ni)

2 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as CN

25 mg/m3, as CN

Explanatory Notes

The UN number 1588 is for "Cyanides, inorganic, solid."

Yes

Yes

Other Poison

Chemical Asphyxiant

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Asthma, occupational
• Contact dermatitis, allergic