CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Colorless or white solid; [HSDB] White crystalline solid; [MSDSonline] |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | White, crystalline powder |
| Melting Point | 315 °C |
| Solubility | Very slightly sol in alcohol |
| Density | 2.056 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | ... /Unstable/ in presence of moisture ... |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /hydrogen cyanide and dipotassium oxide/. |
| Corrosivity | Relatively non-corrosive to most irons and natural and synthetic rubbers |
| pH | 72 g/100 ml water @ 70 °C gives soln of pH above 9.2 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Decomposes at 700-900 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Metals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 81.115 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 80.96169511 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 80.96169511 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 46.8 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 4 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 34.5 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Potassium cyanate is a cyanate salt and a one-carbon compound. It has a role as a herbicide.