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| Preferred IUPAC name
Dimethylarsinous cyanide | |
| Other names
Cyanodimethylarsine
Dimethylcyanoarsine Cyanide of cacodyl | |
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| Properties | |
| C3H6AsN | |
| Molar mass | 131.010 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White solid |
| Melting point | 33 °C (91 °F; 306 K) |
| Boiling point | 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K) |
| Slightly soluble | |
| Solubility | Very soluble in alcohol and ether |
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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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Cacodyl cyanide is a highly toxic organoarsenic compound discovered by Robert Bunsen in the 1840s.[3][4][5] It is very volatile and flammable, as it shares the chemical properties of both arsenic and cyanide.
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