Dimethylamidophosphoric dicyanide

Dimethylamidophosphoric dicyanide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name N,N-Dimethylphosphoramidic dicyanide
	Other names (Dimethylamido)phosphoryl dicyanide; N,N-Dimethylphosphoramidodicyanidate; N-Dicyanophosphoryl-N-methylmethanamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	26327732 ;
PubChem CID	71308183;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID201030094 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H6N3OP/c1-7(2)9(8,3-5)4-6/h1-2H3 Key: REFCDSGCMMWWTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C4H6N3OP/c1-7(2)9(8,3-5)4-6/h1-2H3 Key: REFCDSGCMMWWTR-UHFFFAOYAK;
	SMILES CN(C)P(=O)(C#N)C#N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H6N3OP
Molar mass	143.086 g·mol−1
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	4 3 2 W
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Dimethylamidophosphoric dicyanide is an important chemical for the final process of synthesizing Tabun, a nerve agent used as a chemical weapon.^[1]

Preparation

Dimethylamidophosphoric dicyanide could be prepared by reacting Dimethylamidophosphoric dichloride with sodium cyanide.

Safety

This chemical is very flammable, highly toxic, and reactive. If ingested or absorbed through skin, it will cause mild nerve agent symptoms directly as well as blood agent symptoms due to release of HCN. If mixed with water, it gives off poisonous hydrogen cyanide fumes and dimethylamidophosphoric acid.