Potassium fulminate

Potassium fulminate
Names
${\ce {\mathsf {K+^{-}C{\equiv }{\overset {+}{N}}-O^{-}}}}$

IUPAC name Potassium oxidoazaniumylidynemethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	15736-99-9^N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	9541865^Y
PubChem CID	15975309
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00580534
InChI InChI=1S/CNO.K/c1-2-3;/q-1;+1^Y Key: LOMWRVTZROPEGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/CNO.K/c1-2-3;/q-1;+1 Key: LOMWRVTZROPEGG-UHFFFAOYAS
SMILES [K+].[C-]#[N+][O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	CKNO
Molar mass	81.115 g·mol⁻¹
Density	1.8 g/cm³
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Explosive
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references

Potassium fulminate is the potassium salt of the fulminate ion. Its only use, aside from chemical demonstrations, is in the percussion caps for some early rifles. Usually prepared by reacting a potassium amalgam with mercury fulminate,^[1] it is much less sensitive due to the ionic bond between potassium and carbon, unlike the weaker covalent bond between mercury and carbon.

References

^ Z. Iqbal and A. D. Yoffe (1967). "Electronic Structure and Stability of the Inorganic Fulminates". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 302 (1468): 35–49. Bibcode:1967RSPSA.302...35I. doi:10.1098/rspa.1967.0225. S2CID 93161907.

v t e Potassium compounds
H, (pseudo)halogens	KF KHF₂ KH KCl KClO KClO₃ KClO₄ KBr KBrO₃ KI KIO₃ KIO₄ KAt KCN KCNO KOCN KSCN
chalcogens	K₂O KOH K₂O₂ KO₂ KO₃ K₂S KHS K₂SO₃ KHSO₃ K₂SO₄ KHSO₄ KHSO₅ K₂S₂O₃ K₂S₂O₅ K₂S₂O₇ K₂S₂O₈ K₂Se K<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>3</sub> K₂SeO₄ K₂Te K₂TeO₃ K<sub>2</sub>TeO<sub>4</sub> K₂Po
pnictogens	K₃N KNH₂ KN₃ KNO₂ KNO₃ K₃P KH₂PO₃ K₃PO₄ K₂HPO₄ KH₂PO₄ KPF₆ KAsO₂ K<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub> K<sub>2</sub>HAsO<sub>4</sub> KH₂AsO₄
B, C group	B<sub>4</sub>K<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> K₂CO₃ KHCO₃ K₂SiO₃ K₂SiF₆ K₂Al₂O₄ K₂Al₂B₂O₇
trans metals	K₂PtCl₄ K₂Pt(CN)₄ K₂PtCl₆ K₂ReCl₆ K₄Fe(CN)₆ K₃Fe(CN)₆ K₃Fe(C₂O₄)₃ K₂FeO₄ K₂MnO₄ KMnO₄ K₃CrO₄ K₂CrO₄ K₃CrO₈ KCrO₃Cl K₂Cr₂O₇ K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub> K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>4</sub>O<sub>13</sub> K₄Mo₂Cl₈
organic	KHCO₂ KCH₃CO₂ K₂C₂O₄ KHC₂O₄ KC₁₂H₂₃O₂ KC₁₈H₃₅O₂ C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>2</sub>K<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub>KO<sub>4</sub> C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>7</sub>KO<sub>4</sub>

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