Fulminic acid

Fulminic acid
Names
	IUPAC name Oxidoazaniumylidynemethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	506-85-4;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:29813 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL185198 ;
ChemSpider	454715 ;
PubChem CID	521293;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30334603 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CHNO/c1-2-3/h1H Key: UXKUODQYLDZXDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/CHNO/c1-2-3/h1H Key: UXKUODQYLDZXDL-UHFFFAOYAL;
	SMILES [O-][N+]#C;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Fulminic acid is a compound with a molecular formula HCNO. This substance was discovered in 1824 by Justus von Liebig. It is an organic acid and an isomer of isocyanic acid, discovered one year later by Friedrich Woehler.

Fulminic acid and its salts (fulminates), for instance mercury fulminate, are very dangerous, and are often used as detonators for other explosive materials, and are examples of primary explosives. The vapors also are toxic.

References

F. Kurzer (2000). "Fulminic Acid in the History of Organic Chemistry". J. Chem. Educ. 77 (7): 851–857. doi:10.1021/ed077p851.
F. Kurzer (1999). "The Life and Work of Edward Charles Howard". Annals of Science. 56 (2): 113–141. doi:10.1080/000337999296445.

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