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thiocyanate sodium; sodium sulfocyanate; sodium rhodanate; sodium rhodanide; sodium sulfocyanide
 
thiocyanate sodium; sodium sulfocyanate; sodium rhodanate; sodium rhodanide; sodium sulfocyanide
  
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== Risks ==
  
== Other Properties ==
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* Ingestion may cause vomiting and convulsions.
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* Skin contact may cause irritation and blisters.
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* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC196762500&productDescription=SODIUM+THIOCYANATE%2C+98%25%2C+250GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.
 
Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Ingestion may cause vomiting and convulsions. Skin contact may cause irritation and blisters.
 
 
 
LINK: [http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng0675.html International Chemical Safety Card]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9463
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9463
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Photographic chemicals at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
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* Photographic chemicals at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
  
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index = 1.545, 1.625, 1.695
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index = 1.545, 1.625, 1.695

Latest revision as of 11:32, 2 June 2022

Description

Colorless, deliquescent crystals. Sodium thiocyanate is used for dyeing and printing textiles. It is also used in the developing solutions for color photographs.

Synonyms and Related Terms

thiocyanate sodium; sodium sulfocyanate; sodium rhodanate; sodium rhodanide; sodium sulfocyanide

Risks

  • Ingestion may cause vomiting and convulsions.
  • Skin contact may cause irritation and blisters.
  • ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.

Composition NaSCN
CAS 540-72-7
Melting Point 287 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 81.1
Refractive Index 1.545, 1.625, 1.695

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9463
  • Photographic chemicals at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index = 1.545, 1.625, 1.695
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997