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Cadmium cyanide

CAS 542-83-6

Cadmium cyanide chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cadmium cyanide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cadmium--nitrilomethyl (1/2) · Cadmium cyanide (CD(CN)2) · cadmium(2+) dicyanide · Cadmium dicyanide · DB-052529 · Methyl, nitrilo-, cadmium salt (2:1)

Show all 9 names

Nhmjuosysoopdm-uhfffaoysa-n · Q410497 · cadmiumdicarbonitrile

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Cadmium cyanide yet.

Recorded functional uses: Not reported

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cadmium cyanide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveRestriction: Annex: II/68
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cadmium cyanide. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Cadmium cyanide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-02-27

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Cadmium cyanide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Typical roles

Not reported
See products using Cadmium cyanide →