potassium thiocyanate

Also known as KSCN, Rhocya, potassium rhodanide, potassium rhodanate, potassium sulfocyanate

chemical compound

OverviewAI-generated

Potassium thiocyanate is a chemical compound with the formula KSCN. It has a molecular mass of 96.939 and a melting point of 173. The substance decomposes at 500. Its structure is represented by the SMILES notation C(#N)[S-].[K+].

The compound has a charge of 0 and contains two hydrogen bond acceptors, with no hydrogen bond donors. It possesses a topological polar surface area of 24.8. Potassium thiocyanate is referenced in 250 other encyclopedia articles and has 616 associated entries in the PubMed database.

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Within Vinony's link graph, potassium thiocyanate is referenced by 250 other articles, and connects out to ion, iron(III) and potassium.

It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, Chembox image size set and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.

Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: CKNS
Molecular weight: 97.18 g/mol
IUPAC name: potassium thiocyanate
SMILES: C(#N)[S-].[K+]
InChIKey: ZNNZYHKDIALBAK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area: 24.8 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type: Small molecule

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Research

616 papers

Potassium thiocyanate poisoning treated by multidisciplinary collaboration.Minerva medica · 2024
Caustic Ingestion With Potassium Thiocyanate.ACG case reports journal · 2026
Potassium Thiocyanate-Assisted Enhancement of Slot-Die-Coated Perovskite Films for High-Performance Solar Cells.Small science · 2021
Detection of thiocyanate in postmortem blood of a fatal potassium thiocyanate-poisoning patient using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.Journal of analytical toxicology · 2023
Potassium thiocyanate in the treatment of hypertension.British medical journal · 1947

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: nitrile
Has part: sulfur
Mass: 96.939
Image: Thiokyanatan draselný.JPG
Has use: dye

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canonical SMILES: C(#N)[S-].[K+]
chemical formula: KSCN
Commons category: Potassium thiocyanate
melting point: 173
decomposition point: 500

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Encyclopedic overview

Potassium thiocyanate is the chemical compound with the molecular formula KSCN. It is an important salt of the thiocyanate anion, one of the pseudohalides. The compound has a low melting point relative to most other inorganic salts.

Uses

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