Silver cyanide

Synonyms

Cyanure d'argent [French]; Kyanid stribrny [Czech]; Silver cyanide (Ag(CN)); Silver(1+) cyanide; [ChemIDplus] UN1684

Category

Cyanides

Description

White or grayish odorless solid; Darkens upon exposure to light; Insoluble in water; [Merck Index] Insoluble in water; Releases hydrogen cyanide upon contact with dilute hydrochloric acid; [Sullivan, p. 707]

Sources/Uses

Used for silver plating; [Merck Index] Used in analytical chemistry; [Ullmann]

Comments

A skin irritant; A severe eye irritant; Exposed workers are at risk for cyanide poisoning; [HSDB] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "CYANIDES."

Biomedical References

5 mg/m3, as CN

2 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as CN (0.01 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ag)

25 mg/m3, as CN

Other Poison

Chemical Asphyxiant

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Asphyxiation, chemical

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Electroplating