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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula CNS.Na
Molecular Weight 81.072
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SODIUM THIOCYANATE

SMILES

[Na+].[S-]C#N

InChI

InChIKey=VGTPCRGMBIAPIM-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/CHNS.Na/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1

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Molecular Formula CHNS
Molecular Weight 59.09
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula Na
Molecular Weight 22.9898
Charge 1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Thiocyanic acid, also known as hydrogen thiocyanate, is a hydracid that is cyanic acid in which the oxygen is replaced by a sulfur atom. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a hydracid, a one-carbon compound and an organosulfur compound. It is a conjugate acid of a thiocyanate. It is a tautomer of an isothiocyanic acid. In the past, thiocyanate was used therapeutically to treat severe hypertension, but the results of this therapy were inconsistent from clinic to clinic, and even within a single study. Thiocyanate is believed to play a role in an endogenous antibacterial system (lactoperoxidase/thiocyanate/hydrogen peroxide system) present in milk. It has been added commercially to some milk preparations as an antibacterial agent.

Approval Year

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
The effects on blood pressure were reported at doses generally ranging from 1.3−4.3 mg (SCN)/kg-day, while effects on the thyroid occurred at exposure levels of ≥0.19 mg (SCN)/kg-day in healthy subjects
Route of Administration: Oral
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
5W0K9HKA05
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version