Sodium cyanate

Sodium cyanate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3655041
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.011.846 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 213-030-6
MeSH C009281
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CHNO.Na/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1
    Key: ZVCDLGYNFYZZOK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • C(#N)[O-].[Na+]
Properties
NaOCN
Molar mass 65.01 g/mol
Appearance white crystalline solid
Odor odorless
Density 1.893 g/cm3
Melting point 550 °C (1,022 °F; 823 K)
11.6 g/100 mL (25 °C)
Solubility ethanol: 0.22 g/100 mL (0 °C)
dimethylformamide: 0.05 g/100 mL (25 °C)
slightly soluble in ammonia, benzene
insoluble in diethyl ether
Structure
body centered rhombohedral
Thermochemistry
86.6 J/mol K
119.2 J/mol K
−400 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H412
P264, P270, P273, P301+P312, P330, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1500 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Sodium cyanate is the inorganic compound with the formula NaOCN. A white solid, it is the sodium salt of the cyanate anion.