| Approval: | ISO common name not required |
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| IUPAC PIN: | |
| IUPAC name: | hydrogen cyanide |
| CAS name: | hydrocyanic acid |
| CAS Reg. No.: | 74-90-8 |
| Formula: | CHN |
| Activity: | insecticides (fumigant) rodenticides (fumigant) |
| Notes: | This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name. Two salts of this acid are also considered not to require common names: calcium cyanide [592-01-8] and sodium cyanide [143-33-9]. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | hī-dra-jan sī-a-nīd Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChIKey: | LELOWRISYMNNSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/CHN/c1-2/h1H |