Cadmium pseudohalides

White Cd(CN)2 is sparingly soluble in water, except in the presence of CN ions, owing to the formation of soluble anionic complexes. On heating it darkens and decomposes at about 200 °C. Cd(CN)2, like Zn(CN)2, has a cubic anti-cuprite structure. Colorless cadmium thiocyanate is sparingly soluble in water, ethanol, and liquid ammonia. In the solid, Cd + is surrounded by an N2S4 octahedron. Cadmium thiocyanate polymers exhibit highly anisotropic physical properties. Yellow Cd(N3)2 is prepared by mixing solutions of Cd(N03)2 and NaNs. The crystals are orthorhombic and decompose with detonation when heated. Cadmium pseudohalides (see Pseudohalide) may be prepared by metathesis (equation 3). 

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