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thiocyanogen
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Thiocyanogen, (SCN)2, is a pseudohalogen derived from the pseudohalide thiocyanate, [SCN]−, with behavior intermediate between dibromine and diiodine. This hexatomic compound exhibits C2 point group symmetry and has the connectivity NCS-SCN.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2N2S2
- Molecular weight
- 116.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- thiocyanato thiocyanate
- SMILES
- C(#N)SSC#N
- InChIKey
- DTMHTVJOHYTUHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1
- Polar surface area
- 98.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 115.95
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- canonical SMILES
- C(#N)SSC#N
- chemical formula
- C₂N₂S₂
- Commons category
- Thiocyanogen
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Preparation
- Reactions
- Applications
- References
Thiocyanogen, (SCN)2, is a pseudohalogen derived from the pseudohalide thiocyanate, [SCN]−, with behavior intermediate between dibromine and diiodine. This hexatomic compound exhibits C2 point group symmetry and has the connectivity NCS-SCN.
In the lungs, lactoperoxidase may oxidize thiocyanate to thiocyanogen or hypothiocyanite.
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