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Lithium cyanide

Toxic crystalline salt

Toxic crystalline salt

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Preparation

LiCN is produced from the reaction of lithium hydroxide and hydrogen cyanide. A laboratory-scale preparation uses acetone cyanohydrin as a surrogate for HCN: :(CH3)2C(OH)CN + LiOH → (CH3)2CO + LiCN + H2

Uses

The compound decomposes to cyanamide and carbon when heated to a temperature close to but below 600 °C. Acids react to give hydrogen cyanide.

Lithium cyanide can be used as a reagent for organic compound cyanation. :RX + LiCN → RCN + LiX

References

References

  1. "Lithium cyanide".
  2. Livinghouse, Tom. (1981). "Trimethylsilyl Cyanide: Cyanosilylation of ''p''-Benzoquinone". Org. Synth..
  3. {{cite encyclopedia. Wiley-VCH. (2010). L. Pesce
  4. (1987). "Non-aqueous cyanation of halides using lithium cyanide". Elsevier.
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