COBALTOUS CYANIDE

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Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	2CN.Co
Molecular Weight	110.968
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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Structure of COBALTOUS CYANIDE

Structure Search

SMILES

[Co++].[C-]#N.[C-]#N

InChI

InChIKey=CWZOMTYLSNXUEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/2CN.Co/c2*1-2;/q2*-1;+2

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Molecular Formula	CHN
Molecular Weight	27.0253
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Molecular Formula	Co
Molecular Weight	58.933195
Charge	2
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4355708

Cobaltous cyanide is a catalyst for organic synthesis.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Unknown 2596

PubMed

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Homogeneous catalysis by transition metal complexes. 3. A new cobalt-cyanide catalyst for selective homogeneous hydrogenation of dienes.	1973-06-15	4355708

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Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 21:21:08 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 21:21:08 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	3300OC3VVZ
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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COBALTOUS CYANIDE [MI]

Preferred Name

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COBALTOUS CYANIDE

Common Name

English

COBALT DICYANIDE

Systematic Name

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WIKIPEDIA

Cobalt(II) cyanide

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ECHA (EC/EINECS)

208-830-7

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CAS

542-84-7

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EPA CompTox

DTXSID20969165

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PUBCHEM

68336

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FDA UNII

3300OC3VVZ

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MERCK INDEX

m3693

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