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HCN decomp
Today in my chem class, my professor was giving examples of chemicals decomposing and one of the examples was Hydrogen Cyanide to ammonia. When he
said this, it struck the class as a bit odd because no one could figure out how.
Can that happen? Or am I just not thinking correctly.
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Neme
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Well I don't know much about this but cyanhydrines sometimes hydrolyze to carboxylic acids so I would guess
H-CN + 3H2O ---> NH4OH + HCOOH
it seems little bit weird that this reaction would happen, let's wait for others.
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You mean H-CN + 2H2O ---> HCOONH4?
Smells like ammonia....
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Yeah, but he said
so I guess there is some kind of equilibrium.
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Cyanide hydrolyses via formamide to ammonium formate, I don't know how fast this is or what could catalyze it. Actually a way to synthesize cyanide is
by heating ammonium formate.
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Quote: Originally posted by Neme  | Well I don't know much about this but cyanhydrines sometimes hydrolyze to carboxylic acids so I would guess
H-CN + 3H2O ---> NH4OH + HCOOH
it seems little bit weird that this reaction would happen, let's wait for others. |
I think hydrogen cyanide would simply ionize in water to form hydrocyanic acid like HCL does but to a lesser extent because it is a weak acid. As far
as NH3 from HCN, I think it is the other way around like NH3+CO=HCN+H2O
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Decomposition of cyanide to formic acid, carbonic acid and ammonium is part of the bioremediation process of cyanide polluted soils and waters.
PH Z (PHILOU Zrealone)
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