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Methyl isothiocyanate

97%

• Sinónimos: Isothiocyanatomethane, Isothiocyanic acid methyl ester
• Fórmula lineal: CH₃NCS
• Número de CAS: 556-61-6
• Peso molecular: 73.12
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 605319
• EC Number: 209-132-5
• MDL number: MFCD00004818
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24847115
• NACRES: NA.22

Propiedades

• vapor pressure: 21 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: 97%
• bp: 117-118 °C (lit.)
• mp: 30-34 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: slightly soluble
• density: 1.069 g/cm³ at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: amine; isothiocyanate
• SMILES string: CN=C=S
• InChI: 1S/C2H3NS/c1-3-2-4/h1H3
• InChI key: LGDSHSYDSCRFAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Descripción

General description

Methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) is a common soil fumigant byproduct that is toxic and corrosive, skin and respiratory irritant. It can be degraded and removed from contaminated waters by free radical reactions†.

Methyl isothiocyanate is an active chemical used as an anti-fermentative agent in wine and as an effective insecticide.

Application

Methyl isothiocyanate can be used:

• For amino acid sequence analysis
• To study the effect of pesticide Metam (methyl isothiocyanate is its active ingredient) in the streamside microbial communities

Información de seguridad

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS05,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H301,H310 + H330,H314,H317,H335,H410
• pcodes: P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 86.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 30 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges