Mercury(II) thiocyanate
SIAL/83374 - purum p.a., ≥95.5% (complexometric)
Synonym: Mercuric isothiocyanate; Mercuric sulfocyanide; Mercuric thiocyanate; Mercury di(thiocyanate); Thiocyanic acid, mercury(II) salt
CAS Number: 592-85-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2HgN2S2
Molecular Weight: 316.75
EC Number: 209-773-0
MDL Number: MFCD00011039
Linear Formula: Hg(SCN)2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥95.5% (complexometric) |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤50 mg/kg |
| Cd: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤1000 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤100 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| density | 3.71 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | solid |
| grade | purum p.a. |
| InChI | 1S/2CHNS.Hg/c2*2-1-3;/h2* |
| InChI key | GBZANUMDJPCQHY-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 165 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| reaction suitability | core: mercury |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| SMILES string | N#CS[Hg]SC#N |
| Application: | Catalyst for addition of HSCN to alkynes. |
| Application: | Mercury(II) thiocyanate has been used for the determination of the chloride ions by colorimetric method. It can be employed as a reactant for the synthesis of: • Polymeric mercury(II) coordination complexes with various derivatives of 4,4′-bipyridine ligands via the branched tube method. • Manganese mercury thiocyanate (MMTC), an organometallic optical single-crystal. • Heterotrinuclear copper(II)–mercury(II)–co |
| Disclaimer: | For U.S. Customers: Contains mercury; Do not place in trash - dispose according to local, state, or federal laws. |
| Symbol |    GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H300 + H310 + H330 - H373 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P262 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn,N |
| Risk Statements | 20/21/22-32-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 13-36/37-46-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1646 6.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 248.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 120 °C - closed cup |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH032 |
| Purity | ≥95.5% (complexometric) |
| mp | 165 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Density | 3.71 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12161600 |