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A7149

Ammonium thiocyanate

crystals

Synonym(s):

Ammonium rhodanide

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Linear Formula:
NH4SCN
CAS Number:
1762-95-4
Molecular Weight:
76.12
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
329770916
eCl@ss:
38060604
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
217-175-6
MDL number:
MFCD00011428
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3595135

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Product Name

Ammonium thiocyanate, crystals

InChI key

SOIFLUNRINLCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/CHNS.H3N/c2-1-3;/h3H;1H3

SMILES string

N.SC#N

vapor pressure

0.000114 hPa ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98% NaOH basis (titration)

color

white

pH

4.8 (20.1 °C, 1070 g/L)

mp

152-154 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 76.1 g/L at 20 °C

Quality Level

100

form

crystals

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Application

Ammonium thiocyanate (ATC) has been used for the preparation of epidermal sheets separated from the skin of the K14E7 mouse for immunofluorescence staining.
It may be used the synthesis of the following:
Ammonium thiocyanate (ATC) may be used the synthesis of the following:
  • Graphitic carbon nitride.
  • Three-dimensional nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene frameworks (N/S-GFs).
  • Substituted 2-aminothiazole derivatives by reacting with α-halo ketone carbonyls in the presence of N-methylimidazole.
  • Thiiranes from corresponding oxiranes in the presence of LiBF4.
  • 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones by a multi-component reaction with benzohydrazide acid and acid chloride in the absence of solvent.

General description

Ammonium thiocyanate is an ammonium salt commonly used for thiocyanation reaction of organic compounds.

pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

signalword

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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MKCZ9354
MKCV9056
MKCS5743
MKCP2638
MKCN2775

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Nor Malia Abd Warif et al.
PloS one, 10(5), e0127155-e0127155 (2015-05-21)
It has previously been shown that expression of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV) E7 in epidermis causes hyperplasia and chronic inflammation, characteristics of pre-malignant lesions. Importantly, E7-expressing epidermis is strongly immune suppressed and is not rejected when transplanted onto immune
Thiocyanation of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds using ammonium thiocyanate and I2O5.
Wu J, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 38(14), 2367-2373 (2008)
Convenient and simple synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles by the reaction of α-halo ketone carbonyls with ammonium thiocyanate in the presence of N-methylimidazole.
Meshram HM, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 53(39), 5265-5269 (2012)
NBS or DEAD as effective reagents in α-thiocyanation of enolizable ketones with ammonium thiocyanate.
Reddy BVS, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 52(13), 1432-1435 (2011)
Regioselective thiocyanation of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds using ammonium thiocyanate and oxone.
Wu G, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 46(35), 5831-5834 (2005)
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