Carbon disulfide is an organosulfur compound and a one-carbon compound.
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Carbon disulfide is an organosulfur compound and a one-carbon compound.
| Physical Description | Carbon disulfide appears as a clear colorless to light yellow volatile liquid with a strong disagreeable odor. Flammable over a wide vapor/air concentration range (1%-50%). Vapors are readily ignit… |
| Color/Form | Mobile ... liquid |
| Odor | Purest distillates have sweet, pleasing, and ethereal odor ... usual commercial and reagent grades are foul smelling |
| Melting Point | -167 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Boiling Point | 116 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | -22 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Density | 1.2632 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 360 mmHg at 77 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.6319 at 20 °C |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| IUPAC Name | methanedithione |
| Molecular Formula | CS2 |
| Molecular Weight | 76.15 g/mol |
| CAS | 75-15-0 |
| SMILES | C(=S)=S |
| InChIKey | QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.310088 |
| Pack sizes | 500ml |
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