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Potassium cyanate

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Linear Formula:
KOCN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
81.12
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
38060513
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
209-676-3
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3594798
Assay:
96%
Form:
powder, crystals or chunks
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Quality Level

assay

96%

form

powder, crystals or chunks

density

2.056 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].[O-]C#N

InChI

1S/CHNO.K/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

GKKCIDNWFBPDBW-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Potassium cyanate can be prepared by reacting urea with alkali hydroxide or carbonates at high temperatures.

Application

Potassium cyanate may be used as one of the reaction components for the synthesis of the following:
  • urea
  • hydantion
  • glycosylamine 1,2-(cyclic carbamates) {glycofurano(or pyrano)[1,2-d]oxazolidin-2-ones}
  • arylcarbamates
  • (S)-(-)-1-carbamoyl-2-methoxymethylpyrrolidine


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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S)-(-)-1-Amino-2-Methoxymethylpyrrolidine (SAMP) and (R)-(+)-1-Amino-2-Methoxymethylpyrrolidine (RAMP), Versatile Chiral Auxiliaries.
Enders D, et al
Organic Syntheses, 173-173 (1987)
Transformation of aldoses into glycosylamine 1, 2-(cyclic carbamates)(glyco-oxazolidin-2-ones) by reaction with potassium cyanate.
Kovacs J, et al.
Carbohydrate Research, 210, 155-166 (1991)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 503-503 (1994)



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SKUGTIN
215074-500G04061838773388
215074-100G04061838773371