Phenyl isothiocyanate
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Isothiocyanatobenzene[1] | |||
| Other names
Phenyl isothiocyanate[1]
Thiocarbanil | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.853 
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |||
| C7H5NS | |||
| Molar mass | 135.19 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | Colorless liquid with a pungent odor[2] | ||
| Density | 1.1288 g/cm3[2] | ||
| Melting point | −21 °C (−6 °F; 252 K)[3] | ||
| Boiling point | 221 °C (430 °F; 494 K)[3] | ||
| negligible [2] | |||
| Solubility | ethanol, ether[3] | ||
| -86.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
| Hazards | |||
| Main hazards | toxic, flammable[2] | ||
| GHS pictograms |    [3]
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| GHS Signal word | Danger[3] | ||
GHS hazard statements
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H331, H311, H301, H314, H317, H334, H361[3] | ||
| P301+310, P280, P312, P302+350, P301+330+331, P305+351+338, P310, P261, P304+341, P342+311, P280[3] | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
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Phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC) is a reagent used in reversed phase HPLC. PITC is less sensitive than o-phthaldehyde (OPA) and cannot be fully automated. PITC can be used for analysing secondary amines, unlike OPA.
It is also known as Edman's reagent and is used in Edman degradation.
Commercially available, this compound may be synthesized by reacting aniline with carbon disulfide and concentrated ammonia to give the ammonium dithiocarbamate salt of aniline in the first step, which on further reaction with lead(II) nitrate gives phenyl isothiocyanate:[4]
Another method of synthesizing this reagent involves a Sandmeyer reaction using aniline, sodium nitrite and copper(I) thiocyanate.
A use of phenylisothiocyanate is in the synthesis of .[5]
See also[]
- Isothiocyanate
- Naphthyl isothiocyanate
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 665. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://www.caslab.com/Phenyl_isothiocyanate_CAS_103-72-0/
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g http://www.chemexper.com/cheminfo/servlet/org.dbcreator.MainServlet?query=entry._entryID%3D1288243&target=entry&action=PowerSearch&format=google2008
- ^ F. B. Dains, R. Q. Brewster, and C. P. Olander. "Phenyl isothiocyanate". Organic Syntheses.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collective Volume, 1, p. 447
- ^ U.S. Patent 4211867A
Categories:
- Isothiocyanates
- Foul-smelling chemicals