Nomenclature
CAS number: 540-72-7
Thiocyanic acid sodium salt (1:1); sodium sulfocyanate; sodium rhodanide; sodium thiocyanate.
CNNaS; mol wt 81.07.
C 14.82%, N 17.28%, Na 28.36%, S 39.55%.
NaSCN.
Description and references
Contains at least 98% NaSCN. Toxicity study:
Anderson, Chen, J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 29, 152 (1940).
Properties
Colorless or white, deliquesc crystals. mp about 300°. Sol in
about 0.6 part water; freely sol in alcohol, acetone. When dissolved
in water the temp is considerably lowered. The solns are neutral.
Keep well closed. LD50 orally in rats: 764 mg/kg; i.v. in mice:
484 mg/kg (Anderson,
Chen).Use
Manuf other thiocyanates, especially organic. In
titrimetry.