Substance

ID:313973

Potassium thiocyanate

Names and Identifiers
Synonyms
Potassium rhodanidePotassium thiocyanate硫氰化钾硫氰酸钾
IUPAC name
(potassiosulfanyl)carbonitrile
IUPAC Traditional name
potassium thiocyanate
Registration numbers
Beilstein Number
MDL Number
CAS Number
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Properties
Safety Information
GHS Pictograms
GHS07
Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), category 4
Skin irritation, category 2
Eye irritation, category 2
Skin sensitisation, category 1
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
German water hazard class
1
European Hazard Symbols
Harmful Harmful (Xn)
Supplemental Hazard Statements
Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas.
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
RTECS
XL1925000
GHS Signal Word
Warning
Safety Statements
13-61
GHS Precautionary statements
P273-P280
Risk Statements
20/21/22-32-52/53
GHS Hazard statements
H302-H312-H332-H412
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Product Information
Cation Traces
Fe: ≤2 ppm
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm
Na: ≤0.005%
NH4+: ≤0.003%
Impurities
<60 ppm total metallic impurities
≤0.01% insol. Alcohol
≤0.0005% insoluble matter
Antion Traces
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%
chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%
Grade
ReagentPlus®
pH Range
5.3 - 8.7
Purity
≥99.995%
Linear Formula
KSCN
Physical Property
Melting Point
173 °C(lit.)
Molecule Details
Other Notes
Contains I2 consumers
Application
Increasing interest in solid state NMR of heavy-metal nuclei results in the preparation of several Hg-thiocyanate and selenocyanate compounds as potential models.1
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