Cyanate

In 1828, a Berlin scientist named Friedrich Wöhler had sparked a metaphysical storm in science by boiling ammonium cyanate, a plain, inorganic salt, and creating urea, a chemical typically produced by the kidneys. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

As far back as 1828, Friedrich Wöhler proved the point when he synthesized urea during his attempts to make ammonium cyanate, demonstrating that compounds once considered the provenance of life (like urea) could be made from ordinary inorganic materials, all derived from the detritus of spent stars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The friendship between Liebig and Wöhler began in 1825 after they amicably resolved a dispute over two substances that had apparently the same composition — cyanic acid and fulminic acid — but very different characteristics: the silver compound of fulminic acid, investigated by Liebig, was explosive, whereas silver cyanate, as Wöhler found, was not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Perhaps the most famous creation of an isomeric compound was Wöhler's accidental synthesis of urea in 1828, when he was attempting to prepare ammonium cyanate (which he later succeeded in preparing by allowing the crystals to form at room temperature instead of by evaporating the solution). ❋ Unknown (2007)

The friendship between Wöhler and Liebig began in 1825 after they amicably resolved a dispute over two substances that had apparently the same composition — cyanic acid and fulminic acid — but very different characteristics: the silver compound of fulminic acid, investigated by Liebig, was explosive, whereas silver cyanate, as Wöhler found, was not. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Whether or not a rocket fuel, super mercuric cyanate, was on board the Helderberg airliner when it crashed off Mauritius on ❋ Unknown (1995)

Testifying before the Press Council hearing on Friday, Armscor marketing manager at Denell subsidiary Somchem, Lutz Feldmann, said there was no such substance as super mercuric cyanate. ❋ Unknown (1995)

The only known similarly-named chemical was mercuric cyanate or mercuric fulminate. ❋ Unknown (1995)

These included a possible undisclosed cargo such as "red mercury" or supermercuric cyanate; the air routes used for importing missiles, rocket fuel and other weapons-system components; tapes missing from the radio station at Jan Smuts ❋ Unknown (1995)

Helderberg airliner had on board "rocket fuel -- identified by a source as being super mercuric cyanate ... and that it ignited, possibly on two occasions". ❋ Unknown (1995)

The Weekend Star's articles claimed Armscor had loaded "red mercury" or another dangerous substance called "super mercuric cyanate" on board the aircraft. ❋ Unknown (1995)

The reports claimed "red mercury" or another highly explosive substance, supermercuric cyanate, was aboard the aircraft and caused a fire that sent it plunging into the ocean near Mauritius soon after midnight on November 28, 1987. ❋ Unknown (1995)

Armscor had stolen super mercuric cyanate (so-called "red mercury") in the United States and had loaded it in drums marked "tropical fish" in the cargo hold of the Helderberg flight on November 27, ❋ Unknown (1995)

Pretoria as saying the plane was carrying a U. S.-made rocket fuel called super mercuric cyanate. ❋ Unknown (1994)

The Weekend Star quoted an unnamed rocket engineer in Pretoria as saying the plane was carrying a U. S.-made rocket fuel called super mercuric cyanate. ❋ Unknown (1994)

In 1828, the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler crushed this dogma by preparing the organic compound urea from inorganic ammonium cyanate. ❋ Unknown (1990)

Spector, was greatly simplified by the latter's discovery of an unexpectedly simple method of chemical CMP synthesis through condensation of cyanate and phosphate at room temperature and in excellent yield. ❋ Unknown (1964)