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C3AlN3 | |
Molar mass | 105.036 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Aluminium cyanide is a metallic cyanide with a chemical formula of Al(CN)3. [1] It is a white solid that undergoes hydrolysis to produce aluminium hydroxide and hydrogen cyanide. [2]
Aluminium cyanide was first produced in 1924 as its ammoniate, Al(CN)3·5NH3, by reacting aluminium metal and mercury(II) cyanide in liquid ammonia to prevent hydrolysis. [1]
When the ammoniate contacts water, it produces aluminium hydroxide, ammonia, and ammonium cyanide. [1]
The pure compound was produced in 2001 by the reaction of lithium tetrachloroaluminate and trimethylsilyl cyanide in diethyl ether and its crystals form an octahedral Prussian-blue-like structure. [3]