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Thiocyanic acid [1]
Skeletal formula of thiocyanic acid with the explicit hydrogen added
Spacefill model of thiocyanic acid
   Carbon, C
   Sulfur, S
   Nitrogen, N
   Hydrogen, H
Names
IUPAC name
Thiocyanic acid [2]
Other names
  • Hydrogen thiocyanate [2]
  • Sulfocyanic acid [3]
Identifiers
3D model ( JSmol)
3DMet
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.672 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 207-337-4
25178
KEGG
MeSH thiocyanic+acid
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CHNS/c2-1-3/h3H checkY
    Key: ZMZDMBWJUHKJPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • SC#N
Properties
HSCN
Molar mass 59.09 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless oily liquid, white or colourless gas, white solid [2]
Odor Pungent
Density 2.04 g/cm3
Melting point 5 °C (41 °F; 278 K) [2]
Miscible
Solubility Soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
log P 0.429
Vapor pressure 4.73 mmHg (631 Pa) [2]
Acidity (pKa) 0.926
Basicity (pKb) 13.071
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H312, H332, H412
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thiocyanic acid is a chemical compound with the formula H S C N and structure H−S−C≡N, which exists as a tautomer with isothiocyanic acid (H−N=C=S). [4] The isothiocyanic acid tautomer tends to dominate with the compound being about 95% isothiocyanic acid in the vapor phase. [5]

Tautomerism between thiocyanic acid (left) and isothiocyanic acid (right)

It is a moderately strong acid, [6] with a pKa of 1.1 at 20 °C and extrapolated to zero ionic strength. [7]

One of the thiocyanic acid tautomers, HSCN, is predicted to have a triple bond between carbon and nitrogen. Thiocyanic acid has been observed spectroscopically. [8]

The salts and esters of thiocyanic acid are known as thiocyanates. The salts are composed of the thiocyanate ion ([SCN]) and a suitable cation (e.g., potassium thiocyanate, KSCN). The esters of thiocyanic acid have the general structure R−S−C≡N, where R stands for an organyl group.

Isothiocyanic acid, HNCS, is a Lewis acid whose free energy, enthalpy and entropy changes for its 1:1 association with a variety of Lewis bases in carbon tetrachloride solution at 25 °C have been reported. [9] HNCS acceptor properties are discussed in the ECW model. The salts are composed of the thiocyanate ion ([SCN]) and a suitable cation (e.g., ammonium thiocyanate, [NH4+[SCN]). Isothiocyanic acid forms isothiocyanates R−N=C=S, where R stands for an organyl group.

References

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9257.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Thiocyanic acid".
  3. ^ Richter, Victor von; Spielmann, Percy E., trans. (1922). Organic Chemistry or Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. p. 466.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  4. ^ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN  0-12-352651-5.
  5. ^ Beard, C. I.; Dailey, B. P. (1950). "The Structure and Dipole Moment of Isothiocyanic Acid" (PDF). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 18 (11): 1437. Bibcode: 1950JChPh..18.1437B. doi: 10.1063/1.1747507. hdl: 1721.1/4934.
  6. ^ Munegumi, Toratane (23 January 2013). "Where is the Border Line between Strong Acids and Weak Acids?". World Journal of Chemical Education. 1 (1): 12–16.
  7. ^ Martell, A. E.; Smith, R. M.; Motelaitis, R. J. (2001). NIST Database 46. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology.
  8. ^ Wierzejewska, M.; Mielke, Z. (2001). "Photolysis of Isothiocyanic Acid HNCS in Low-Temperature Matrices. Infrared Detection of HSCN and HSNC Isomers". Chemical Physics Letters. 349 (3–4): 227–234. Bibcode: 2001CPL...349..227W. doi: 10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01180-0.
  9. ^ . Barakat, T. M.; Nelson, J.; Nelson, S. M.; Pullin, A. D. E. (1969.) “Spectra and hydrogen-bonding of characteristics of thiocyanic acid. Part 4.—Association with weak proton acceptors”. Trans. Faraday Soc., 1969,65, 41-51