Calcium cyanamide
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q367994
Library of congress:
sh2006005142
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Kim, J. Catalase mediated oxidation of cyanamide : an alcohol deterrent drug, 2004.
- Medline, July 14, 2006(MeSH hdg.: Cyanamide)
- Old catalog headings(Calcium cyanamide; Cyanamide)
- Wikipedia, July 19, 2006(Calcium cyanamide or CaCN2 is a calcium compound and used as fertiliser. It is formed when Calcium carbide reacts with Nitrogen Gas)
Wikipedia description:
Calcium cyanamide, also known as Calcium carbondiamide, Calcium cyan-2°-amide or Calcium cyanonitride is the inorganic compound with the formula CaCN2. It is the calcium salt of the cyanamide (CN2−2) anion. This chemical is used as fertilizer and is commercially known as nitrolime. It also has herbicidal activity and in the 1950s was marketed as cyanamid. It was first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikodem Caro (Frank–Caro process).
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