Carbon disulfide
SIGALD/31627 - suitable for IR spectroscopy, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.9% (GC)
CAS Number: 75-15-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CS2
Molecular Weight: 76.14
EC Number: 200-843-6
MDL Number: MFCD00011321
Linear Formula: CS2
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | reag. Ph. Eur. |
| anion traces | sulfate (SO42-): ≤2.5 mg/kg |
| sulfite (SO32-): ≤10 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥99.9% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 212 °F |
| bp | 46 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.266 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 50 % |
| form | liquid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| impurities | ≤0.0001% H2S + foreign org. S-comp. |
| ≤0.001% benzene | |
| ≤0.001% non-volatile matter | |
| ≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer) | |
| InChI | 1S/CS2/c2-1-3 |
| InChI key | QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −112-−111 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | S=C=S |
| technique(s) | IR spectroscopy: suitable |
| vapor density | 2.67 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 5.83 psi |
| Application: | Carbon disulfide may be used in the preparation of dibenzyl trithiocarbonate, a RAFT (reversible addition-fragmentation transfer) chain-transfer agent (CTA). It may be employed as solvent in the preparation of benzyl chlorodithioformate. |
| General description: | Carbon disulfide is a sulfur containing gas. Its natural and anthropogenic sources of emissions in earth atmosphere has been investigated. Its lifetime in atmosphere has been proposed to be around 12 days. It is a non-polar solvent. |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H315 - H319 - H332 - H361fd - H372 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P210 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | F,T |
| Risk Statements | 63-11-20-36/38-48/23-62 |
| Safety Statements | 16-33-36/37-45 |
| RIDADR | UN1131 - class 3 - PG 1 - Carbon disulfide |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | -22.0 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | -30 °C |
| Purity | ≥99.9% (GC) |
| bp | 46 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −112-−111 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.266 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |




