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The Hive => Chemicals & Equipment => Topic started by: CloudyDaze42 on January 04, 2004, 09:13:00 PM

Title: Potassium cyanate
Post by: CloudyDaze42 on January 04, 2004, 09:13:00 PM

Why is swim having such a hard time finding this stuff? Fischer doesnt seem to even carry it! WTF? thought this was some rather common stuff... isnt it an herbicide?(aerocyanate or something)

Is the ultra easy trans-4-mar synth popular now and people dont/wont sell it?

Title: Potassium Cyanate availability
Post by: Rhodium on January 04, 2004, 09:19:00 PM

Potassium Cyanate is found at most chem suppliers. The Fischer catalog no. is P/4520/53 and it's CAS# [590-28-3] (as an aid in your search).

Title: You can make it too
Post by: ning on April 19, 2004, 08:41:00 PM

Out of cyanuric acid or urea and baking soda. Use the search engine.

Title: Ning- you so funny
Post by: Aurelius on April 20, 2004, 05:03:00 PM

use the search engine- funny, and holds special meaning right now.

Title: UTFSE
Post by: ning on April 21, 2004, 10:43:00 AM

UTFSE = Use the fucked-up search engine  ;D

Luckily I have these bookmarked.

Post 442105 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=9038.msg44210500#msg44210500)

(DRIVEN: "NaOCN from urea and sodium carbonate", Methods Discourse) has most of the links to procedurals for NaOCN, while

Post 354295 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=9285.msg35429500#msg35429500)

(Bandil: "trans-4-MAR synth w/o cyanogenbromide writeup!", Methods Discourse) is the famous 4-MAR thread.

Also, if he uses the google search engine, especially for "homemade cyanide", he should be able to find, as it the NaCN synth makes NaOCN first, then reduces it with charcoal carbon.

Whatever is wrong with the search engine?