IS POTASSIUM CYANIDE A SALT - AN OVERVIEW

Complementary to its reactivity toward acids, KOH attacks oxides. Thus, SiO2 is attacked by KOH to offer soluble potassium silicates. KOH reacts with carbon dioxide to offer potassium bicarbonate:Molten KOH is used to displace halides and various leaving groups. The response is very handy for aromatic reagents to provide the corresponding phenols.[