Methane, isothiocyanato-

• Formula: C₂H₃NS
• Molecular weight: 73.117
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H3NS/c1-3-2-4/h1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LGDSHSYDSCRFAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 556-61-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Methyl isothiocyanate
• Other names: Isothiocyanic acid, methyl ester; Isothiocyanatomethane; Methyl isothiocyanate; Methyl mustard oil; Methyl thioisocyanate; Morton EP-161E; Trapex; Trapexide; Tropex; WN 12; CH3NCS; EP-161E; Isothiocyanate de methyle; Isotiocianato di metile; Methylisothiocyanaat; Methyl-isothiocyanat; Methylisothiokyanat; Methylsenfoel; MIT; Mitc; UN 2477; Vorlex (Nor-Am); Vortex; Biomet 33; Degussa methyl isothiocyanate; MeNCS; Methane isothiocyanate; Methyl mustard
• Information on this page:
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  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • References
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Sunner, 1963
Sunner, S., Corrected heat of combustion and formation values for a number of organic sulphur compounds, Acta Chem. Scand., 1963, 17, 728-730. [all data]

Sunner, 1955
Sunner, S., Thermochemical investigation on organic sulfur compounds IV. On thermochemical sulfur bond energy terms, Acta Chem. Scand., 1955, 9, 837-846. [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Hobrock, Shenkel, et al., 1963
Hobrock, B.G.; Shenkel, R.C.; Kiser, R.W., Singly and doubly-charged ions from methyl and ethyl isothiocyanates by electron impact, J. Phys. Chem., 1963, 67, 1684. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Cradock, Ebsworth, et al., 1972
Cradock, S.; Ebsworth, E.A.V.; Murdoch, J.D., Photoelectron spectra of some Group 4 pseudohalides and related compounds, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1972, 68, 86. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

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