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Cyanogen Chloride from urea and TCCA?

Refinery - 3-4-2014 at 12:23

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/21v695/peeing_in_a_...

According to this, chlorine ions and urea could form cyanogen chloride. This reaction is likely caused by carbamide, like hypochlorous acid, hypochlorite or chlorine and it may have interference with cyanuric acid, which is used to produce sodium cyanide in fused carbothermic process with sodium carbonate.

If mixtures like TCCA or calcium hypochlorite and urea could form cyanogen chloride when mixed and heated enough, that could pose a major risk for several reactions, by accident or by unwanted reaction. Second to that, it could also be a cheap OTC source for CK.

Zephyr - 3-4-2014 at 12:37

I did read that reddit thread, and it looked interesting. What is CK? Also, I wasn't aware Urea was OTC.
When the TCCA was heated wouldn't the high tempatures decompose the calcium hypochlorite?

[Edited on 3-4-2014 by Pinkhippo11]

thesmug - 3-4-2014 at 13:03

CK=Cyanogen Chloride