Hydrogen cyanide

Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals

Administrative data

Endpoint:

stability: thermal, sunlight, metals, other

Remarks:

Migrated from section 'Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals'

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Reliability:

2 (reliable with restrictions)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: see 'Remark'

Remarks:

Experimental data was reviewed by the ECETOC Task Force, author of the JACC Report No. 53, “Cyanides of Hydrogen, Sodium and Potassium, and Acetone Cyanohydrin (CAS No. 74-90-8, 143-33-9, 151-50-8 and 75-86-5)”, 2007. The report is a weight of evidence approach to an extensive body of literature, much of which was undertaken prior to development of guidelines. The report was peer reviewed by the scientific non-governmental organization (NGO), which judged the data to be reliable with restrictions.

Data source

Reference

Reference 1

Reference Type:

review article or handbook

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2007

Reference 2

Reference Type:

publication

Title:

Biomass burning in the tropics: impact on atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemical cycles

Author:

Crutzen PJ and Andreae M

Year:

1990

Bibliographic source:

Science 250:1669-1678

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

other: no information

Principles of method if other than guideline:

No information provided

GLP compliance:

not specified

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Hydrogen cyanide

EC Number:

200-821-6

EC Name:

Hydrogen cyanide

Cas Number:

74-90-8

Molecular formula:

CHN

IUPAC Name:

hydrogen cyanide

Results and discussion

For study on stability to sunlight

Test substance stable to sunlight:

yes

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:

HCN is a stable gas.