60168-45-8

Basic information

• Product Name: thiocyanate
• Synonyms: Thiocyanate; thiocyanic acid, ion(1-)
• CAS NO: 60168-45-8
• Molecular Formula: CNS
• Molecular Weight: 58.0829
• Mol File: 60168-45-8.mol
• Article Data: 4

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 146°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 42.1°C
• Vapor Pressure: 4.73mmHg at 25°C
• CAS DataBase Reference: thiocyanate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: thiocyanate(60168-45-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: thiocyanate(60168-45-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 60168-45-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 20722-83-2 [¹³C]hydrogen cyanide 
• 57-12-5 cyanide^(1-) 
• 26041-18-9 sulfide ion 
• 506-77-4 cyanogen chloride 
• 463-58-1 carbon oxide sulfide 
• 16887-00-6 chloride 
• 1701-93-5 silver thiocyanate 
• 10097-32-2 bromide 
• 773837-37-9 sodium cyanide 
• 1313-82-2 sodium sulfide 
• 7732-18-5 water 
• 603-76-9 1-methylindole 
• 505-14-6 (SCN)2 anion radical 

Downstream Products

• 58808-44-9 4-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)aminophenylacetic acid 
• 19203-00-0 2-oxo-1,2-diphenylethyl thiocyanate 
• 5399-30-4 2-oxo-2-phenylethylthiocyanate 
• 3034-29-5 2-methyl-1-phenyl-2-thiocyanatopropan-1-one 
• 108221-26-7 6-(4-Nitro-phenyl)-4-piperidin-1-yl-[1,3,5]thiadiazin-2-one 
• 27610-20-4 substituted benzenethiol 

Relevant articles and documents

Thiophosphate - A Versatile Prebiotic Reagent?

Described are our preliminary studies on the reactivity of thiophosphate in a setting which correlates with the cyanosulfidic systems chemistry we have previously reported. Thiophosphate adds to various nitrile groups giving the corresponding thioamides in a highly efficient manner and the mechanistic implications are briefly discussed. Thiophosphate can also act as a phosphorylating agent, which was demonstrated with adenosine. The prebiotic availability of thiophosphate must be questioned, but if a plausible synthesis can be found, the advantages it would bring to the field of prebiotic chemistry appear to be highly beneficial.

Photocatalyzed transformation of cyanide to thiocyanate by rhodium-loaded cadmium sulfide in alkaline aqueous sulfide media

Cyanide dispersed in the aquatic and atmospheric ecosystems represents one of the more hazardous environmental contaminants. A process is described that totally disposes of CN- by photocatalytic transformation to SCN-, a 100-fold less toxic derivative of cyanide. The method employs a Rh-loaded (0.2% by weight) CdS suspension, visible irradiation (≥405 nm or simulated AM1 solar radiation), and an alkaline aqueous sulfide medium. The quantum efficiency of the conversion process is ≥0.25.