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Ammonium thiocyanate

Ammonium thiocyanate Structure
CAS No.
1762-95-4
Chemical Name:
Ammonium thiocyanate
Synonyms
AMMONIUM THIOCYANAT;Ammoniumrhodantate;AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE 0,1 MOL/L;NA-9092;rhodanid;trans-aid;AMITROLE-T;WEEDAZOLT-L;usafek-p-433;AMMONIUM THIOCY
CBNumber:
CB5853210
Molecular Formula:
CH4N2S
Molecular Weight:
76.12
MOL File:
1762-95-4.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Modify Date:
2024/7/9 21:58:15

Ammonium thiocyanate Properties

Melting point 152-154 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 262.85°C
Density 1.3
vapor pressure <1 hPa (20 °C)
refractive index 1.5300 (estimate)
Flash point 190 °C
storage temp. Store at +5°C to +30°C.
solubility H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
form Solid
Specific Gravity 1.305
color clear colorless or white
PH 4.8-5.8 (50g/l, H2O, 20℃)
Odor Odorless
PH Range 4.5 - 6.0
Water Solubility 163 g/100 mL (20 ºC)
Sensitive Light Sensitive & Hygroscopic
Merck 14,561
BRN 3595135
Exposure limits NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m3
Stability Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizing agents. Forms explosive mixtures with lead nitrate.
LogP 0.58
CAS DataBase Reference 1762-95-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System Ammonium thiocyanate (1762-95-4)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS05,GHS07
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H302+H312+H332-H318-H412
Precautionary statements  P273-P280-P301+P312-P302+P352+P312-P304+P340+P312-P305+P351+P338
Hazard Codes  Xn,Xi
Risk Statements  20/21/22-32-52/53-36/37/38
Safety Statements  13-61-36/37-36-26-46
RIDADR  9092
WGK Germany  1
RTECS  XK7875000
3
TSCA  Yes
HS Code  28380000
Toxicity LD50 orally in Rabbit: 500 mg/kg
NFPA 704
0
4 0

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Sigma-Aldrich(India) A7149 Ammonium thiocyanate powder 1762-95-4 100G ₹7869.78 2022-06-14 Buy
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Ammonium thiocyanate Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Chemical Properties

Ammonium thiocyanate is a colorless solid which absorbs moisture, becoming liquid, known as the “liquor.”

Uses

Colorless deliquescent crystals made by boiling an aqueous solution of ammonium cyanide with sulfur or polysulfides. It must be kept in a well-sealed container. The principal use for ammonium thiocyanate was in gold-toning formulas, but it was also used in a 5 percent solution to dissolve gelatin in overexposed carbon prints.

Production Methods

Ammonium thiocyanate (plus ammonium sulfide) [CAS: 12135-76-1] may be made by reaction of ammonia and carbon disulfide, a reaction which probably accounts for the presence of ammonium thiocyanate in the products of the destructive distillation of coal. This reaction corresponds to the formation of ammonium cyanate from ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Preparation

(NH4)2S is obtained from reacting hydrogen sulfide with excess of ammonia:
H2S + 2NH3 → (NH4)2S.

Definition

ammonium thiocyanate: A colourless, soluble crystalline compound,NH4NCS. It is made by theaction of hydrogen cyanide on ammoniumsulphide or from ammoniaand carbon disulphide in ethanol. Onheating, it turns into its isomerthiourea, SC(NH2)2. Its solutions givea characteristic blood-red colour withiron(III) compounds and so are employedas a test for ferric iron. Ammoniumthiocyanate is used as arapid fixative in photography and asan ingredient in making explosives.

General Description

Ammonium thiocyanate is a colorless crystalline solid. Ammonium thiocyanate is soluble in water. The primary hazard is the threat posed to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit its spread to the environment. Ammonium thiocyanate is used in chemical analysis, in photography, as a fertilizer, and for many other uses.

Air & Water Reactions

Water soluble.

Reactivity Profile

Ammonium thiocyanate can release ammonia vapors if mixed with a chemical base or with an acid. Violent or explosive reactions have occurred when thiocyanates are mixed with oxidizing agents (such as chlorates(potassium chlorate), nitrates, nitric acid, and peroxides). Nitric acid violently oxidized a thiocyanate solution [Bretherick 1979 p. 121]. An explosion of guanidine nitrate demolished an autoclave built to withstand 50 atmospheres, in which Ammonium thiocyanate was being made from Ammonium thiocyanate and lead nitrate [C. Angew. Chem. 49:23 1936].

Health Hazard

Inhalation of dust causes irritation of nose and throat. Ingestion causes dizziness, cramps, nervous disturbances. Dust irritates eyes. Can be absorbed through skin; prolonged contact may produce various skin eruptions, dizziness, cramps, nausea, and mild to severe disturbance of the nervous system.

Fire Hazard

Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Decomposes to form ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and hydrogen cyanide. Oxides of nitrogen may also form. All of these products are toxic.

Safety Profile

Poison by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. Human systemic effects by ingestion: hallucinations and distorted perceptions, nausea or vomiting, and other gastrointestinal effects. See also THIOCYANATES. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NH3, NOx, SO,, and CN-. Incompatible with KClO3 and mixtures with Pb(NO3)2.

Potential Exposure

It has many uses in making matches, fabric processing; metals processing; chemical manufacturing, electroplating; zinc coating; liquid rocket propellents, fabric dyeing, polymerization catalyst, in photography. Used as a laboratory chemical. May be used as an agricultural chemical: herbicides, weed killers, defoliants.

Shipping

UN2672 Ammonia solutions, relative density between 0.880 and 0.957 at 15 C in water, with . 10 % but not . 35 % ammonia, Hazard class: 8; Labels: 8- Corrosive material. UN3082 Environmentally hazardous substances, liquid, n.o.s., Hazard class: 9; Labels: 9- Miscellaneous hazardous material, Technical Name Required. UN3077 Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s., Hazard class: 9; Labels: 9-Miscellaneous hazardous material, Technical Name Required.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it three times from dilute HClO4 to give material optically transparent at wavelengths longer than 270nm. It has also been crystallised from absolute MeOH or from acetonitrile.

Incompatibilities

Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides. Acts as an acid; incompatible with lead nitrate, chlorates, nitric acid, acid, acid fumes. In the presence of moisture, this chemical is corrosive to brass, copper, iron. Ammonium thiocyanate liquor can release ammonia vapors if mixed with a chemical base or with an acid. Violent or explosive reactions have occurred when thiocyanates are mixed with oxidizing agents . Nitric acid violently oxidized a thiocyanate solution . An explosion of guanidine nitrate demolished an autoclave built to withstand 50 atmospheres, in which it was being made from ammonium thiocyanate and lead nitrate .

Waste Disposal

Consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices. Generators of waste containing this contaminant (≥100 kg/mo) must conform with EPA regulations governing storage, transportation, treatment, and waste disposal. Slowly add to large container of water. Stir in slight excess of soda ash. Decant or siphon liquid from sludge, neutralize with HCl and flush to sewer. Sludge may be landfilled.

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