Barium cyanide
Agent Name
Barium cyanide
CAS Number
542-62-1
Formula
C2-Ba-N2
Major Category
Toxic Gases & Vapors
Synonyms
Barium dicyanide; Cianuro barico [Spanish]; Cyanure de baryum [French]; [ChemIDplus] UN1565
Category
Cyanides
Description
White solid; [Hawley] Very soluble in water; [Sullivan, p. 707]
Sources/Uses
Used in electroplating and metallurgy; [Merck Index]
Comments
Very toxic by ingestion or inhalation; Readily absorbed through skin; [MSDSonline] See "Barium" and "CYANIDES."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
TLV (ACGIH)
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba
PEL (OSHA)
5 mg/m3, as CN (0.5 mg/m3, as Ba)
MAK
2 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as CN (0.5 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ba)
IDLH (NIOSH)
25 mg/m3, as CN
Explanatory Notes
mp = about 600 deg C; [Ullmann]
Adverse Effects
Other Poison
Chemical Asphyxiant
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: