Aluminium cyanide is a metallic cyanide. The chemical formula is Al(CN)3.[1] Aluminium cyanide was produced as an ammoniate by reacting aluminium metal with mercuric cyanide in liquid ammonia. Aluminium cyanide is destroyed by water to form aluminium hydroxide.[1]
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Aluminium tricyanide
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C3AlN3 | |
Molar mass | 105.036 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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