Ethyl thiocyanate

Ethyl thiocyanate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Ethyl thiocyanate
	Other names Ethyl rhodanate; Ethyl sulfocyanate; Aethylrhodanid
Identifiers
CAS Number	542-90-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10503;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.031
PubChem CID	10968;
UNII	PF9AD5G86Z ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7060259 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H5NS/c1-2-5-3-4/h2H2,1H3 Key: WFCLYEAZTHWNEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C3H5NS/c1-2-5-3-4/h2H2,1H3 Key: WFCLYEAZTHWNEH-UHFFFAOYAE;
	SMILES CCSC#N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H5NS
Molar mass	87.14 g/mol
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−55.7·10−6 cm3/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ethyl thiocyanate is a chemical compound used as an agricultural insecticide.^[1] It is also present as a volatile organic compound (VOC) in agricultural fungicides.^[2] It is a cyanide compound.

References

↑ PubChem. "Ethyl thiocyanate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
↑ Lutfia, Anisa (2023-12-27). "ANTIFUNGAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) FROM A STRAIN OF Fusarium foetens AGAINST Ganoderma boninense". Journal of Oil Palm Research. doi:10.21894/jopr.2023.0065.

[1] PubChem. "Ethyl thiocyanate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[2] Lutfia, Anisa (2023-12-27). "ANTIFUNGAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) FROM A STRAIN OF Fusarium foetens AGAINST Ganoderma boninense". Journal of Oil Palm Research. doi:10.21894/jopr.2023.0065.

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