Mercury thiocyanate appears as an odorless white crystalline powder. Insoluble in water and denser than water. Hence sinks in water. Very toxic by inhalation and ingestion.
Acute toxic
Health hazard
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Mercury thiocyanate appears as an odorless white crystalline powder. Insoluble in water and denser than water. Hence sinks in water. Very toxic by inhalation and ingestion.
| Physical Description | Mercury thiocyanate appears as an odorless white crystalline powder. Insoluble in water and denser than water. Hence sinks in water. Very toxic by inhalation and ingestion. |
| Color/Form | White to tan powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 165 °C (decomposes) |
| Boiling Point | Decomposes about 329.0 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Flash Point | greater than 250 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Density | 4 Approximately (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | Slightly sol in water: 0.069 g/100 ml @ 25 °C; sol in soln of alkali cyanides, chlorides; sol in boiling water with decomp |
| IUPAC Name | mercury(2+) dithiocyanate |
| Molecular Formula | C2HgN2S2 |
| Molecular Weight | 316.8 g/mol |
| CAS | 592-85-8 |
| SMILES | C(#N)[S-].C(#N)[S-].[Hg+2] |
| InChIKey | GBZANUMDJPCQHY-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| Catalog No | KC.1310121 |
| Pack sizes | 25GM · 100GM |
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