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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

Potassium cyanate

Potassium cyanate is a white, crystalline powder.

CAS 590-28-3 CKNO 81.115 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Potassium cyanate is

Potassium cyanate is a white, crystalline powder. Its molecular formula is CKNO and its molecular weight is 81.115 g/mol. It melts at 315 °C.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Potassium cyanate identifiers and molecular data

Potassium cyanate CAS number and EC number

CAS number590-28-3
EC number209-676-3
Index number (CLP Annex VI)615-016-00-9

Potassium cyanate molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaCKNO
Molecular weight81.115 g/mol

03 · GHS classification

Potassium cyanate hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Potassium cyanate pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Potassium cyanate hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Potassium cyanate falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H302 GHS07

Potassium cyanate hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Potassium cyanate
CodeHazard statement
H302 Harmful if swallowed.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Potassium cyanate. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Potassium cyanate

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Potassium cyanate issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

Potassium cyanate precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Potassium cyanate. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Prevention

What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.

Response

What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

Potassium cyanate name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български калиев цианат
Spanish español Cianato de potasio
Czech čeština kyanatan draselný
Danish dansk kaliumcyanat
German Deutsch Kaliumcyanat
Estonian eesti kaaliumtsüanaat
Greek ελληνικά κυανικό κάλιο
English English potassium cyanate
French français cyanate de potassium
Croatian hrvatski kalijev cijanat
Italian italiano cianato di potassio
Latvian latviešu kālija cianāts
Lithuanian lietuvių kalio cianatas
Hungarian magyar kálium-cianát
Maltese Malti ċjanat tal-potassju
Dutch Nederlands kaliumcyanaat
Polish polski cyjanian potasu
Portuguese português cianato de potássio
Romanian română cianat de potasiu
Slovak slovenčina kyanatan draselný
Slovenian slovenščina kalijev cianat
Finnish suomi kaliumsyanaatti
Swedish svenska kaliumcyanat

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

Potassium cyanate GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Potassium cyanate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS07 Exclamation mark pictogram

Warning

Potassium cyanate

  • Harmful if swallowed.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/ if you feel unwell.
  • Rinse mouth.

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Health hazards

Potassium cyanate health hazards and exposure limits

Potassium cyanate hazard summary

An irritant; Effects in high-dose animal studies include convulsions; [MSDSonline] See Sodium cyanate and Silver cyanate.

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Potassium cyanate properties

Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.

Potassium cyanate melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point 315 °C (599 °F) HSDB

Potassium cyanate density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 2.056 g/cm³ HSDB

Potassium cyanate solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Very slightly sol in alcohol HSDB
In water, 6.3X10+5 mg/L @ 10 °C at 10 °C HSDB

Potassium cyanate corrosivity

Property Value Conditions Source
Corrosivity Relatively non-corrosive to most irons and natural and synthetic rubbers HSDB

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

Potassium cyanate storage and handling

Potassium cyanate incompatible materials

When ... Placed in contact with acid or acid fumes, cyanates emit hightly toxic fumes. /Cyanates/

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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10 · Questions

Potassium cyanate — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Potassium cyanate?

The CAS number of Potassium cyanate is 590-28-3. Its EC number is 209-676-3.

What is the chemical formula of Potassium cyanate?

The molecular formula of Potassium cyanate is CKNO and its molecular weight is 81.115 g/mol.

What does a Potassium cyanate label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Potassium cyanate carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.

Is Potassium cyanate flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Potassium cyanate no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is Potassium cyanate a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Potassium cyanate. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

What is the melting point of Potassium cyanate?

The melting point reported for Potassium cyanate is 315 °C (599 °F) (HSDB).

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