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Cobalt(II) thiocyanate

96%

Synonym(s):

Bis(thiocyanic acid)cobalt(II) salt, Cobaltous thiocyanate, Isothiocyanic acid cobalt(II) salt

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Linear Formula:
Co(SCN)2
CAS Number:
3017-60-5
Molecular Weight:
175.10
EC Number:
221-156-8
MDL number:
MFCD00010937
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24852801
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

96%

form

powder

SMILES string

N#CS[Co]SC#N

InChI

1S/2CHNS.Co/c2*2-1-3;/h2*3H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

INDBQWVYFLTCFF-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Cobalt(II) thiocyanate, also known as cobalt(II) rhodanide or cobalt isothiocyanate, is an inorganic coordination compound that is soluble in water and organic solvents. It can be used as a starting material for the preparation of other cobalt-containing materials and complexes.

Application

Cobalt(II) thiocyanate can be used as a precursor to synthesize single-chain magnetic coordination complexes.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Wilson A Ameku et al.
ACS omega, 6(1), 594-605 (2021-01-19)
Cocaine (COC) is one of the most widely consumed illegal drugs around the world. Street COC is commonly adulterated with pharmaceutical compounds that mimic or intensify the COC's sensory effect. Adulteration is performed to increase the profit of criminal organizations
J Lemli et al.
Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition, 5(4), 142-144 (1983-08-26)
A rapid and simple colorimetric method is presented for the estimation of organic bases in pharmaceutical preparations. Solid cobalt thiocyanate reagent is used. Many bases form blue coloured ion pairs soluble in dichloromethane.
Encarnación Borrego et al.
Journal of AOAC International, 85(1), 173-181 (2002-03-07)
The mixed aggregate (MA) method was evaluated for the routine determination of total ethoxylated nonionic surfactants in municipal raw and treated sewage. Nonionics in wastewater samples were enriched with a C8 solid-phase extraction cartridge, eluted with ethyl acetate-methanol, and separated
Maria José da Silva et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 629(1-2), 98-103 (2008-10-23)
Quantifying cocaine in apprehended samples is important to the Brazilian Federal Police because the concentration can indicate the origin of the drug and consequently the traffic route. In addition to the other risks of using this drug is the variability
Jamie Swiatko et al.
Journal of forensic sciences, 48(3), 581-585 (2003-05-24)
The presence of cocaine in illicit drug samples is still being determined in some laboratories using spot tests and microcrystal tests. Seventeen chemical species were tested using three different spot tests (Wagner, Marquis, and cobalt thiocyanate followed by stannous chloride
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