Potassium cyanate
Agent Name
Potassium cyanate
CAS Number
590-28-3
Formula
C-H-N-O.K
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Aero cyanate; Aero cyanate weedkiller; Alicyanate; Bonide krab crabgrass killer; Bulpur; Cyanic acid, potassium salt; D & P Double O Crabgrass Killer; Ded-weed crabgrass killer; Dupont PC crabgrass killer; Green cross crabgrass killer; KOCN; Kaliumcyanat [German]; Miller P.C. weedkiller; P.C. 80 crabgrass killer; Potassium cyanate (KCNO); Potassium cyanate (KOCN); Potassium isocyanate; Weedanol cyanol; Weedone Crab Grass Killer; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
Colorless or white solid; [HSDB] White crystalline solid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used to make organic chemicals and drugs; as post-emergence contact herbicide; as cotton defoliant; to treat sickle cell disease; [HSDB]
Comments
An irritant; Effects in high-dose animal studies include convulsions; [MSDSonline] See "Sodium cyanate" and "Silver cyanate."
Biomedical References
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: