cyanic acid in English

noun
1
a colorless, poisonous, volatile, strongly acidic liquid.
Ramberg has cast a sceptic's eye over the familiar story of how Wöhler's synthesis of urea from cyanic acid and ammonia in 1828 dispelled the notion of vitalism by creating an organic compound from inorganic components.

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1. Cyanic acid synonyms, Cyanic acid pronunciation, Cyanic acid translation, English dictionary definition of Cyanic acid

2. Cyanic acid, silver(1+) salt (1:1) silver;isocyanate

3. Cyanic acid is a one-carbon compound and a pseudohalogen oxoacid

4. It is the predominant tautomer of Cyanic acid H–O–C≡N.

5. Cyanic acid definition is - a strong acid HOCN used to prepare cyanates.

6. Cyanic acid definition, an unstable, poisonous, liquid acid, HOCN, isomeric with fulminic acid

7. Cyanic acid easily forms trimers (cyanuric acid) or higher aligomers such as pentaCyanic acid

8. Hydroxy-urea, N H2 CO NH OH, is produced from hydroxylamine and Cyanic acid (W

9. The derived anion [N=C=O] − is the same as that of Cyanic acid, and is called cyanate.The related functional group –N=C=O is

10. ‘Hydrated Cyanic acid is a volatile and highly blistering fluid, which cannot be brought into contact with water without being instantaneously decomposed.’ Origin Early 19th century from cyanogen + -ic .

11. The friendship between Wöhler and Liebig began in 1825 after they amicably resolved a dispute over two substances that had apparently the same composition — Cyanic acid and fulminic acid — but very different characteristics: the silver compound of fulminic acid, investigated by Liebig, was explosive, whereas silver cyanate, as Wöhler found, was not.