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Carbon disulfide

ACS reagent, ≥99.9%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CS2
CAS Number:
75-15-0
Molecular Weight:
76.14
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1098293
EC Number:
200-843-6
MDL number:
MFCD00011321
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329760659
NACRES:
NA.21
Grade:
ACS reagent
Assay:
≥99.9%
Bp:
46 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
5.83 psi

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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

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

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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_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

-22.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-30 °C - closed cup

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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
Huan Liu et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 235-236, 298-306 (2012-08-21)
Chemical conditioners are often used to enhance sewage sludge dewaterability through altering sludge properties and flocs structure, both affect odorous compounds emissions not only during sludge conditioning but also in subsequent sludge disposal. This study was to investigate emission characteristics
Continuous direct spinning of fibers of single-walled carbon nanotubes with metallic chirality.
Rajyashree M Sundaram et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 23(43), 5064-5068 (2011-10-11)
[11C]carbon disulfide: a versatile reagent for PET radiolabelling.
Philip W Miller et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 18(2), 433-436 (2011-12-14)
Margherita Maiuri et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 14(18), 6312-6319 (2012-02-15)
In carotenoids internal conversion between the allowed (S(2)) and forbidden (S(1)) excited states occurs on a sub-picosecond timescale; the involvement of an intermediate excited state(s) (S(x)) mediating the process is controversial. Here we use high time resolution (sub-20 fs) broadband
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