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251410

Sodium thiocyanate

ACS reagent, ≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

Sodium isothiocyanate, Sodium rhodanate, Sodium rhodanide, Sodium sulfocyanate

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Linear Formula:
NaSCN
CAS Number:
540-72-7
Molecular Weight:
81.07
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329752781
EC Number:
208-754-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3594965
MDL number:
MFCD00011123
Assay:
≥98.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Form:
powder, crystals or chunks
Solubility:
water: soluble 1,000 g/L at 20 °C

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InChI

1S/CHNS.Na/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

VGTPCRGMBIAPIM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES string

[Na]SC#N

grade

ACS reagent

assay

≥98.0%

form

powder, crystals or chunks

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles, ≤0.2% Na2CO3

pH

4.8 (20.1 °C, 1070 g/L)

mp

287 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1,000 g/L at 20 °C

anion traces

S2-: ≤0.001%, chloride (Cl-): ≤0.01%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

cation traces

Fe: ≤2 ppm, NH4+: ≤0.002%, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm

Quality Level

200

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Application

Undergoes nucleophilic substitution reactions with phase-transfer catalysts.

pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1

supp_hazards

EUH032

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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MKCX9138
MKCS7703
MKCS7705
MKCR2749
MKCQ3401

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Polym. Chem., 29, 243-243 (1991)
Sandmeyer trifluoromethylthiolation of arenediazonium salts with sodium thiocyanate and Ruppert-Prakash reagent.
Danoun G, et al.
Chemical Science, 5(4), 1312-1316 (2014)
M-L Alvarez Gonzalez et al.
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Edyta Glogowska et al.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases, 44(4), 243-251 (2010-03-17)
Historically, the anion transport through the human red cell membrane has been perceived to be mediated by Band 3, in the two-component concept with the large electroneutral anion exchange accompanied by the conductance proper, which dominated the total membrane conductance.
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