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Potassium cyanate

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Linear Formula:
KOCN
CAS Number:
590-28-3
Molecular Weight:
81.12
Beilstein:
3594798
EC Number:
209-676-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011411
eCl@ss:
38060513
PubChem Substance ID:
329752160
NACRES:
NA.55

Quality Level

200

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

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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

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 - H319 - H412

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

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)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 289-289 (1994)
Copper-Catalyzed Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Potassium Cyanate: A New Approach to the Synthesis of Aryl Carbamates.
Kianmehr E and Baghersad MH.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 353(14-15), 2599-2603 (2011)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 503-503 (1994)
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)
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