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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

Quality Level

100

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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H Ghebeh et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 262(1), 39-44 (1998-09-15)
A colorimetric assay is described for the measurement of Pluronic F-68 in animal cell culture medium. The assay is based on the formation of a complex with cobalt thiocyanate as previously developed for the measurement of Pluronic in liver tissue.
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
D Yang et al.
Guang pu xue yu guang pu fen xi = Guang pu, 21(4), 527-528 (2003-08-30)
In this paper, a simple experimental method for the determination of enthalpy change of coordinating color reaction has been proposed and a relation formula between absorption and temperature has been deduced. Using coordinating color reaction of cobalt(II) thiocyanate in Tween-80
H S Lee et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 21(1), 59-63 (2000-03-04)
For the simultaneous determination of berberine and palmatine from Phellodendri Cortex, Coptidis Rhizoma and pharmaceuticals, a new narrowbore HPLC method was developed with a simple and selective sample clean-up using cobalt thiocyanate reagent. Samples were sonicated with 2% hydrochloric acid
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