Ammonium thiocyanate, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

CAS: 1762-95-4 | CH4N2S | 76.117 g/mol

Catalog Number	Quantity
ALFA10632.30	250 g

Catalog number ALFA10632.30

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS109-92-2

Specifications

Appearance (Form)Liquid

Infrared spectrumConforms

GC>=98.5 %

Appearance (Color)Clear colorless

Refractive index1.3760 to 1.3780 (20°C, 589 nm)

Ammonium thiocyanate has many uses in manufacturing chemicals such as metal thiocyanates [CuSCN, Ca(SCN)₂, NaSCN, KSCN] and in a number of pharmaceuticals. It is used in freezing solutions, pickling, printing, and as a corrosion inhibitor against acid gases. It is used in the photography industry as a stabilizer or an accelerator. It is also used in fertilizers, fabric dyeing, zinc coating, electroplating and as a separator of zirconium and hafnium as well as gold and iron. It is also used in analytical chemistry for titrimetric analysis and to determine the iron content by colorimetry in soft drinks.

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Applications
Ammonium thiocyanate has many uses in manufacturing chemicals such as metal thiocyanates [CuSCN, Ca(SCN)₂, NaSCN, KSCN] and in a number of pharmaceuticals. It is used in freezing solutions, pickling, printing, and as a corrosion inhibitor against acid gases. It is used in the photography industry as a stabilizer or an accelerator. It is also used in fertilizers, fabric dyeing, zinc coating, electroplating and as a separator of zirconium and hafnium as well as gold and iron. It is also used in analytical chemistry for titrimetric analysis and to determine the iron content by colorimetry in soft drinks.

Solubility
Soluble in water, ethanol, methanol, ammonia and acetone. Insoluble in chloroform and ethyl acetate.

Notes
Light sensitive and hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids and lead nitrate.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

Thiocyanogen bromide can be generated in situ by reaction with bromine in acetic acid, e.g. in the thiocyanation of N,N-dimethylaniline to 4-N,N-dimethylaminophenylisothiocyanate: Org. Synth. Coll., 2, 574 (1943).
Also useful for the conversion of arylamines to thioureas either indirectly via benzoyl isothiocyanate: Org. Synth. Coll., 3, 735 (1955), or directly, but in lower yield, by reaction of ammonium thiocyanate with the amine in the presence of HCl: Org. Synth. Coll., 4, 180 (1963).
In combination with CAN in t-butanol, epoxides are converted to thiiranes in high yield: Synthesis, 821 (1996). The same conversion can also be effected in the presence of SbCl₃ in acetonitrile: Indian J. Chem., 38B, 605 (1999). CAN also promotes the direct conversion of activated aryl systems, e.g. indoles, pyrroles and N,N-dialkylanilines to aryl thiocyanates: Tetrahedron Lett., 40, 1195 (1999).
Yang, X.; Fu, Y.; Zhang, X.; Dong, H.; Wang, Y.; Yue, G.; Liu, J. Chiral supramolecular nanoparticles: Liquid-Liquid Equilibria of Benzene + Cyclohexane + N,N-Dimethyl Acetamide + Ammonium Thiocyanate at 298.15 K and Atmospheric Pressure. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2015, 60 (4), 971-975.
Ichiba, M.; Sakai, J.; Doshida, T.; Takai, K. Corrosion reaction and hydrogen absorption of steel for prestressed concrete in a 20 mass% ammonium thiocyanate solution. Scripta Materialia 2015, 102, 59-62.