Gallium(III) cyanide is a chemical compound of gallium with the formula Ga(CN)3.
It is an air-sensitive white solid that decomposes at 450 °C.
[1] Gallium(III) cyanide is produced by the reaction of gallium(III) chloride and trimethylsilyl cyanide at 75 °C:[1] The tetracyanogallate(III) ion can be produced by the reaction of Ga(CN)3 and LiCN or CuCN.
It also forms adducts with pyridine to produce Ga(CN)3(NC5H5)2.
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