Ethyl thiocyanate
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
542-90-5
[ Name ]:
Ethyl thiocyanate
[Synonym ]:
EINECS 208-833-3
ETHYL SULFOCYANATE
MFCD00001834
Ethyl thiocyanate
Thiocyanic acid, ethyl ester
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.0±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
144.5±3.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
-86ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C3H5NS
[ Molecular Weight ]:
87.144
[ Flash Point ]:
42.8±0.0 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
87.014267
[ PSA ]:
49.09000
[ LogP ]:
0.97
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
5.1±0.3 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.471
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- XK9900000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Thiocyanic acid, ethyl ester
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 542-90-5
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1737620
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 10
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C3-H5-N-S
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 87.15
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- NCS2
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 201 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
- REFERENCE :
- JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,310,1936
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2512 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
- REFERENCE :
- JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,310,1936
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 40 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
- REFERENCE :
- JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,310,1936
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
- REFERENCE :
- JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Japanese Pharmacological Soc., c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,99,1954
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 70 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Japanese Pharmacological Soc., c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,99,1954
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 18 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02865
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - cat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Gastrointestinal - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,310,1936
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 15 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - ataxia Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
- REFERENCE :
- AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 150,257,1930 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 804 mg/kg/2W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in both tubules and glomeruli
- REFERENCE :
- JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,310,1936
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02, GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H226-H302 + H312 + H332-H315-H319-H335
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn:Harmful;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R10;R20/21/22
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36/37-S24/25-S16
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2929 6.1/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
XK9900000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
3.2
[ HS Code ]:
29309070
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2930909090
[ Summary ]:
2930909090. other organo-sulphur compounds. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%
Articles
J. Anal. Toxicol. 19(1) , 31-4, (1995)
This work compares two different methods for assaying hydrogen cyanide, a spectrophotometric method and a headspace gas chromatographic method, each with its own reference standard generation. In the ...
Glucosinolate degradation products, isothiocyanates, nitriles, and thiocyanates, induce stomatal closure accompanied by peroxidase-mediated reactive oxygen species production in Arabidopsis thaliana.Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77(5) , 977-83, (2013)
Isothiocyanates, nitriles, and thiocyanates are degradation products of glucosinolates in crucifer plants. In this study, we investigated the stomatal response to allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), 3-butene...