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Sigma-Aldrich

Benzyl thiocyanate

≥95.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Benzyl rhodanide

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2SCN
CAS Number:
3012-37-1
Molecular Weight:
149.21
Beilstein:
1859726
EC Number:
221-144-2
MDL number:
MFCD00001832
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57647122
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥95.0% (GC)

form

solid

bp

230-235 °C (lit.)

mp

39-41 °C (lit.)
39-41 °C

solubility

diethyl ether: soluble 0.5 g/10 mL, clear to very faintly turbid, colorless to almost colorless

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

N#CSCc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H7NS/c9-7-10-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5H,6H2

InChI key

ABNDFSOIUFLJAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzyl thiocyanate undergoes regioselective bond dissociation during its electrochemical reduction in acetonitrile at an inert electrode. It is added to stimulate the chlortetracycline biosynthesis during industrial fermentations. It undergoes biotransformation into dibenzyl disulphide by Streptomyces aureofaciens.

Application

Benzyl thiocyanate was used to study the effects of various dietary compounds on the α-hydroxylation of N-nitrosopyrrolidine in male F344 rats in vitro.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 + H312 + H332,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3

Supplementary Hazards

EUH032

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

230.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

110 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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S Sugie et al.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann, 84(8), 865-870 (1993-08-01)
The effects of two aromatic thiocyanates, benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) and benzyl thiocyanate (BTC), on diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis were examined in rats. A total of 108 male ACI/N rats, 5 weeks old, were divided into 6 groups (18 rats in each).
[Obstructive cholangiopathy and isothiocyanate].
D W Bleyl et al.
Die Nahrung, 35(7), 783-785 (1991-01-01)
J Novotná et al.
Current microbiology, 31(2), 84-91 (1995-08-01)
Cell protein profiles of submerged cultures of Streptomyces aureofaciens cultivated in the absence or presence of 12 microM benzyl thiocyanate (BT) were analyzed by one-dimensional SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Substantial increase in the intensity of the 13, 35, 37, 60
S Sugie et al.
Carcinogenesis, 14(2), 281-283 (1993-02-01)
The effects of benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) and benzyl thiocyanate (BTC) on two types of DNA synthesis were examined in hepatocyte primary cultures (HPC). Male F344 rats were fed BITC- or BTC-containing diets at a concentration of 400 p.p.m. Using hepatocytes
V Bĕhal et al.
Folia microbiologica, 27(2), 102-106 (1982-01-01)
The level of anhydrotetracyline oxygenase (an enzyme catalyzing the penultimate reaction in the biosynthesis of tetracyline) in Streptomyces aureofaciens was substantially influenced by the amount of inorganic phosphate and by the presence of benzyl thiocyanate in the cultivation medium. Phosphate
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