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Empirical formula: C30.75H57O3N21.75Fe1
a: 7.982 Å
b: 20.785 Å
c: 26.810 Å
α (alpha): 90.00 °
β (beta): 101.37 °
γ (gamma): 90.00 °
Volume: 4360.64 Å3
Space group: P21/c
Calculated density: 1.272 g/cm3
Z: 4
Temperature: 22.0 °C
Formula weight: 835.283 g/mole
R(F): 0.0660
Structural formula: 1.5(C12H34N64+), 2(C6Fe1N63-), 0.75(C1N11-), 3(H2O1), 0.75(H11+)
Common name: Hydrogen Cyanide
CSD refcode: VAZDIJ
Empirical formula - less solvent: C18H51N9
Empirical formula - derived: CN
Short description: Cyanide is a chemical asphyxiant; it stops the tissue from utilizing oxygen which makes it a potentially fatal poison.
Keyword: millipedes
Keyword: centipedes
Citation of a publication: P.V.Bernhardt, G.A.Lawrance, B.W.Skelton, A.H.White (1989) Aust.J.Chem.,42,1035
Layman's explanation: Hydrogen Cyanide does not exist in many organisms because it can be fatal, although there are a few exceptions: tiger beetles, millipedes and centipedes. When these species are attacked, they release the cyanide to deter and potentially kill the aggressor. These exceptional organisms obtain the cyanogenic compound from their food but rather than being poisoned, they store it in their cells. This unusual phenomenon is still being studied.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
Status: Complete, visible to public
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