Sodium thiocyanate

Sodium thiocyanate
The sodium cation
The sodium cation
The thiocyanate anion (space-filling model)
The thiocyanate anion (space-filling model)
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium thiocyanate
Other names
Sodium rhodanide
Sodium sulfocyanate
Sodium rhodanate
Thiocyanic acid, sodium salt
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3594965
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.960 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-754-4
1249825
RTECS number
  • XL2275000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CHNS.Na/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1 checkY
    Key: VGTPCRGMBIAPIM-UHFFFAOYSA-M checkY
  • InChI=1S/CHNS.Na/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1
    Key: VGTPCRGMBIAPIM-REWHXWOFAB
  • Key: VGTPCRGMBIAPIM-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Na+].[S-]C#N
Properties
NaSCN
Molar mass 81.072 g/mol
Appearance deliquescent colorless crystals
Density 1.735 g/cm3
Melting point 287 °C (549 °F; 560 K)
Boiling point 307 °C (585 °F; 580 K) decomposes
139 g/100 mL (21 °C)
225 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility soluble in acetone, alcohols, ammonia, SO2
Acidity (pKa) −1.28
1.545
Structure
orthorhombic
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H302, H312, H332, H412
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P322, P330, P337+P313, P363, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
2
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
764 mg/kg (oral, rat)[1]
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0675
Related compounds
Other anions
 Sodium cyanate
Sodium cyanide
Other cations
 Lithium thiocyanate
Potassium thiocyanate
Ammonium thiocyanate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium thiocyanate (sometimes called sodium sulphocyanide) is the chemical compound with the formula NaSCN. This colorless deliquescent salt is one of the main sources of the thiocyanate anion. As such, it is used as a precursor for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other specialty chemicals.[2] Thiocyanate salts are typically prepared by the reaction of cyanide with elemental sulfur:

8 NaCN + S8 → 8 NaSCN

Sodium thiocyanate crystallizes in an orthorhombic cell. Each Na+ center is surrounded by three sulfur and three nitrogen ligands provided by the triatomic thiocyanate anion.[3] It is commonly used in the laboratory as a test for the presence of Fe3+ ions.

  1. ^ Sodium thiocyanate, chemicalland21.com
  2. ^ Schwan, A. L. (2001). Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. New York: John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rs109.
  3. ^ van Rooyen, P. H.; Boeyens, J. C. A. (1975). "Sodium thiocyanate". Acta Crystallographica. B31 (12): 2933–2934. Bibcode:1975AcCrB..31.2933V. doi:10.1107/S0567740875009326.