Methyl thiocyanate
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| IUPAC name
methyl thiocyanate
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| Systematic IUPAC name
methyl thiocyanate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.305 |
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| MeSH | C047435 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H3NS | |
| Molar mass | 73.117 |
| Appearance | Colourless liquid |
| Density | 1.074 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −51 °C (−60 °F; 222 K) |
| Boiling point | 132 °C (270 °F; 405 K) (101.3 kP) |
| Slightly soluble[3] | |
| Solubility in Diethyl ether | Miscible[3] |
| Structure | |
| bent C-S-CN | |
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| Flash point | 38 °C (100 °F; 311 K)[1] |
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Related compounds
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Methyl isocyanate Methyl isothiocyanate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methyl thiocyanate is an organic compound with the formula CH3SCN. It is a colourless liquid with an onion-like odor. It is produced by the methylation of thiocyanate salts. The compound is a precursor to the more useful isomer methyl isothiocyanate (CH3NCS).[4]
Safety
The LD50 is 60 mg/kg (rats, oral).
It is listed as an extremely hazardous substance by the United States's Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Chemblink chemical data". Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Chemical book page". Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "United States chemical entree". Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ F. Romanowski, H. Klenk "Thiocyanates and Isothiocyanates, Organic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a26 749
- ^ 40 C.F.R.: Appendix A to Part 355—The List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their Threshold Planning Quantities (PDF) (July 1, 2008 ed.), Government Printing Office, retrieved March 8, 2009