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Carbon disulfide

ACS reagent, ≥99.9%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CS2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
76.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-843-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1098293
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.9%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Bp:
46 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
5.83 psi
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grade

ACS reagent

vapor density

2.67 (vs air)

vapor pressure

5.83 psi

assay

≥99.9%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

212 °F

expl. lim.

50 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

H2S, passes test (lim. ~1.5 ppm), SO2, passes test (lim. ~2.5 ppm), ≤0.05% water

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.627 (lit.)

bp

46 °C (lit.)

mp

−112-−111 °C (lit.)

density

1.266 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

S=C=S

InChI

1S/CS2/c2-1-3

InChI key

QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Carbon disulfide is a widely used solvent in the production of rayon fibers, carbon tetrachloride, pesticides, vulcanizers, cellophane, adhesives, and other chemicals. It is also used as a starting material in the synthesis of various sulfur-containing derivatives.
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Application

Carbon disulfide can be used as a solvent:
  • To synthesize hydroxynaphthyl ketones via Friedel-Crafts acylation and demethylation.
  • In the regioselective bromination of binaphthols.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1

target_organs

Peripheral nervous system,Central nervous system,Cardio-vascular system,Eyes

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

-22.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-30 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Mark B van Eldijk et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(71), 7770-7772 (2013-06-19)
CS2 hydrolase, a zinc-dependent enzyme that converts carbon disulfide to carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, exists as a mixture of octameric ring and hexadecameric catenane forms in solution. A combination of size exclusion chromatography, multi-angle laser light scattering, and mass
R W Wood
Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology, 3(4), 397-405 (1981-01-01)
Carbon disulfide is an exceptionally potent neurotoxicant. In industrial settings its effects are pernicious, producing symptoms and behavioral alterations in the absence of frank poisoning; affective disorders are common, and exposure is associated with an elevated incidence of suicide. With
Toxicology of carbon disulfide; a review.
R W Coppock et al.
Veterinary and human toxicology, 23(5), 331-336 (1981-10-01)



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SKUGTIN
676918-4L04061837567445
676918-1L04061832748245