Synonyms:

Alcohol of sulfur;Carbon bisulfuret;Carbon bisulphide;Carbon sulfide;Carbon sulfide (CS2);Carbon sulphide;carbonbisulfide,refined;carbonbisulphide

CAS:

75-15-0

MF:

CS2

MW:

76.14

EINECS:

200-843-6

Mol File:

75-15-0.mol

Carbon disulfide Chemical Properties

Melting point

-112--111 °C (lit.)

Boiling point

46 °C (lit.)

density

1.266 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor density

2.67 (vs air)

vapor pressure

5.83 psi ( 20 °C)

refractive index

n20/D1.627(lit.)

Fp

−29 °F

storage temp.

2-8°C

solubility

Soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene, oil, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride.

form

Liquid

color

≤10(APHA)

Specific Gravity

1.26

Relative polarity

0.065

Odor

Cabbage-like odor detectable at 0.016 to 0.42 ppm (mean = 0.2 ppm)

Odor Threshold

0.21ppm

explosive limit

1-60%(V)

Water Solubility

2.9 g/L (20 ºC)

Thermal Conductivity

0.16 W/(m·K) at 25 ℃

FreezingPoint

-110.3℃

λmax

λ: 386 nm Amax: ≤1.0
λ: 388 nm Amax: 0.50
λ: 394 nm Amax: 0.25
λ: 403 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 410 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 500-750 nm Amax: 0.01

Merck

14,1811

BRN

1098293

Henry's Law Constant

24.25 (atmm3/mol) at 24 °C (Elliott, 1989)

Exposure limits

NIOSH REL: TWA 1 ppm, STEL 10 ppm, IDLH 500 ppm; OSHA PEL: TWA 20 ppm, C 30 ppm; ACGIH TLV: TWA 10 ppm.

Stability:

Stable. Extremely flammable. Highly volatile. Note low flash point and very wide explosion limits. Protect from heat, friction, shock, sunlight. Reacts violently with fluorine, azide solutions, zinc dust, liquid chlorine in the presence of iron. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, azides, aluminium, zinc, most common met

InChI

1S/CS2/c2-1-3

InChIKey

QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

S=C=S

Surface tension

32.3mN/m at 20°C

CAS DataBase Reference

75-15-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Carbon disulfide(75-15-0)

EPA Substance Registry System

Carbon disulfide (75-15-0)