Structured Summary
Abstract
A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes and is used as a test reagent for the function of chemoreceptors. It is also used in many industrial processes.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- CNNa
- Molecular Weight
- 49.007 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 143-33-9
- IUPAC Name
- sodium cyanide
- InChIKey
- MNWBNISUBARLIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [C-]#N.[Na+]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D012966
- Source
- PubChem CID 8929
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Cyanide, Sodium
- Cyanogran
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(79); was see under CYANIDES 1979-90
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Previous Indexing
- Cyanides (1966-1978)
- Sodium (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sodium Cyanide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012966. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012966
- Sodium Cyanide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_cyanide
- Sodium Cyanide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410185
- Sodium Cyanide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 8929. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8929