2669. Cuprous Thiocyanate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1111-67-7
Cuprous sulfocyanate; cuprous sulfocyanide.
CCuNS; mol wt 121.63.
C 9.87%, Cu 52.25%, N 11.52%, S 26.36%.
CuSCN.

Description and references

Prepn: Demmerle et al., Ind. Eng. Chem. 42, 2 (1950); Newman, Analyst 88, 500 (1963).

Properties

White to yellow amorphous powder. d 2.85. Practically insol in water, dil acids, alc, acetone; sol in NH4OH, ether, solns of alkali thiocyanates; dec by concd mineral acids.

Use

In marine antifouling paints; in primer compositions for explosives industry.