Methyl isothiocyanate

C2H3NSCAS 556-61-673.11 g/mol

NS
Isothiocyanate

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H3NS
Molar mass
73.11 g/mol
Exact mass
72.9986 Da
Density
1.0691 g/mL (at 37 °C)
Melting point
36 °C
Boiling point
119 °C
pKa
12.3
Flash point
35 °C (closed cup)
logP
0.72Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
12.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P333+P317, P362+P364, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
556-61-6
SMILES
CN=C=S
InChIKey
LGDSHSYDSCRFAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H3NS/c1-3-2-4/h1H3

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Names and synonyms

17 names · show all
  • Methyl mustard
  • Methane, isothiocyanato-
  • Isothiocyanic acid, methyl ester
  • Isothiocyanatomethane
  • WN 12
  • Methyl mustard oil
  • Morton EP-161E
  • Trapex
  • Trapexide
  • Tropex
  • Methyl thioisocyanate
  • MIT
  • Methyl isothiocyanide
  • MIT (pesticide)
  • Trapex (soil fumigant)
  • Capparin
  • Isothocyanatomethane

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

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