Iodine cyanide
Iodine cyanide, ICN, is a pseudohalogen composed of iodine and the cyanide group. It is toxic, and occurs as white crystals that melt at 146−147 °C. It reacts with water to form hydrogen cyanide.
References
References
- Langlois M. (1860). “CYANOGÈNE Action de l’iode sur une solution concentrée de cyanure de potassium”. Comp Rendus. 51: 29.
- Langlois M. (1860). “Ueber die Einwirkung des Jods auf concentrirte Cyankaliumlösung”. Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie. 116 (3): 288. doi:10.1002/jlac.18601160303.
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