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Sigma-Aldrich

Acetyl isothiocyanate

≥97.0% (GC)

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Linear Formula:
CH3CON=C=S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
101.13
Beilstein:
635801
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26

Assay

≥97.0% (GC)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.532

bp

132-133 °C (lit.)

density

1.151 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)N=C=S

InChI

1S/C3H3NOS/c1-3(5)4-2-6/h1H3

InChI key

VITFJKNVGRZRKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Eva A M Schaefer et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 85(3), 426-438 (2012-12-12)
TRPA1, a member of the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of cation channels, has mainly been characterized as a chemosensory protein in neuronal cells. TRPA1 is activated by toxic or irritating volatile agents like allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), tear gas, formalin
B Mo et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 252(1), 169-176 (1997-11-05)
A new derivatizing reagent, acetyl isothiocyanate (AITC), is applied for C-terminal peptide sequencing. It has been successfully used to sequence six C-terminal residues of a synthetic peptide at low nanomole levels. According to the mechanism study of the derivatization of
Stephen Bell
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 61(7), 1471-1477 (2005-04-12)
A wide range of ab initio and hybrid density functional methods and basis sets have been employed to calculate the barriers to methyl internal rotation in a range of molecules with the acetyl moiety. Comparison is made of the computed

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