Palladium dicyanide
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Palladium(2+) dicyanide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.016.364 |
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| Properties | |
| Pd(CN)2 | |
| Molar mass | 158.455 g/mol |
| Appearance | pale grey powder |
| Density | 2.813 g/cm3 (He pycnometery) |
| Melting point | decomposes above 400C, compleat by 460C under N2 |
| Boiling point | N/A |
| insoluble in water, forms [Pd(CN)4]2-(aq) in alkalimetal cyanide solutions | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Palladium(II) dicyanide is the inorganic compound with the formula Pd(CN)2. A grey solid, it is a coordination polymer. It was the first palladium compound isolated in pure form. In his attempts to produce pure platinum metal in 1804, W. H. Wollaston added mercuric cyanide to a solution prepared by dissolving impure platinum in aqua regia. This precipitated palladium cyanide which was then ignited to recover palladium metal—a new element.