Phosphorus tricyanide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It can be produced by the reaction of
phosphorus trichloride and trimethyl(iso)cyanosilane. The reaction of
phosphorus tribromide and
silver cyanide in
diethyl ether
Diethyl ether, or simply ether, is an organic compound with the chemical formula , sometimes abbreviated as . It is a colourless, highly Volatility (chemistry), volatile, sweet-smelling ("ethereal odour"), extremely flammable liquid. It belongs ...
produce phosphorus tricyanide too.
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Its thermal decomposition can produce graphite phase .
Phosphorus tricyanide reacts with
to form .
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{{Cyanides
Phosphorus(III) compounds
Nitriles