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Reactivity Documentation

Cyanides, Inorganic

mixed with

Diazonium Salts

Summary

Details

Cyanides, Inorganic is a reactive group.
Diazonium Salts is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Cyanides, Inorganic mixed with
Diazonium Salts

Hazard Predictions

Although specific examples of chemical incompatibility were not located, given the inherent high energy properties of many diazonium salts and their role in numerous explosion events, caution is advised whenever these materials are mixed with other chemicals. Various combustion gases may be generated.

The combination of a diazonium salt and cuprous cyanide will produce benzonitrile and nitrogen gas under a specific set of conditions. This reaction is known as a special type of Sandmeyer reaction (Kurti, L.; Czako, B.; Balz-Schiemann Reaction. In Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis; Elsevier, 2005; pp 394-395).

Potential Gas Byproducts