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Also known as carbon disulphide, methanedithione, carbon bisulfide, carbon bisulphide, dithiocarbonic anhydride

chemical compound

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Carbon disulfide is a chemical compound with the formula CS₂ and the IUPAC name methanedithione. Its canonical SMILES representation is C(=S)=S. The compound has a mass of 75.944 and a PubChem weight of 76.15. It features an electric dipole moment of 0, a density of 1.26, and an ionization energy of 10.08. The boiling point is 116, while melting points are listed as -111.5, -169, and -112. The speed of sound in the substance is 1140, and its vapor pressure is 297.

Safety data indicates a flash point of -22, a lower flammable limit of 1.3, and an upper flammable limit of 50. The immediately dangerous to life or health level is 1555. Exposure limits include a time-weighted average of 62.2, a ceiling limit of 311, and a short-term limit of 30. Solubility is 0.3. The compound has two hydrogen bond acceptors and zero donors, with a topological polar surface area of 64.2 and an xlogp of 2.1. It is referenced by 604 other encyclopedia articles.

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Chemical data

Formula
CS2
Molecular weight
76.15 g/mol
IUPAC name
methanedithione
SMILES
C(=S)=S
InChIKey
QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.1
Polar surface area
64.2 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Research

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
75.944
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Commons category
Carbon disulfide
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0104
density
1.26
chemical formula
CS₂
ionization energy
10.07
melting point
-112
electric dipole moment
0
speed of sound
1140
immediately dangerous to life or health
1555
boiling point
46
vapor pressure
297
flash point
-22
solubility
0.3
lower flammable limit
1.3
upper flammable limit
50
time-weighted average exposure limit
62.2
ceiling exposure limit
93.3
short-term exposure limit
30
canonical SMILES
C(=S)=S
found in taxon
Lentinula edodes
subject has role
biocide
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Encyclopedic overview

Carbon disulfide (also spelled as carbon disulphide) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CS2 and structure S=C=S. It is also considered as the anhydride of thiocarbonic acid. It is a colorless, flammable, neurotoxic liquid that is used as a building block in organic synthesis. Pure carbon disulfide has a pleasant, ether- or chloroform-like odor, but commercial samples are usually yellowish and are typically contaminated with foul-smelling impurities.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “carbon disulfide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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