Guanidine thiocyanate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    593-84-0

    Molecular formula
    C2H6N4S

    SMILES
    C(#N)S.C(=N)(N)N

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 52.05%
    Sulfurous 42.1%
    Meaty 31.48%
    Pungent 30.99%
    Garlic 27.0%
    Fishy 25.71%
    Onion 24.74%
    Cooked 23.54%
    Savory 23.48%
    Roasted 21.72%

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  • Properties

    Molecular weight
    118.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    363°C

    Flash point est.
    96.37 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • Guanidine thiocyanate
    • 593-84-0
    • Guanidinium thiocyanate
    • guanidine;thiocyanic acid
    • Guanidinium rhodanide
    • Guanidinium isothiocyanate
    • GCA2EU297U
    • MFCD00013027
    • Guandine thiocyanate
    • USAF EK-705
    • BUFFER AVL
    • NSC 2119
    • NSC-2119
    • EINECS 209-812-1
    • AI3-18430
    • DTXSID6060478
    • GTC
    • guanidinethiocyanate
    • GuSCN
    • UNII-GCA2EU297U
    • SCHEMBL28942
    • guanidine thiocyanate solu-tion
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, Ultrapure
    • DTXCID1042601
    • NSC2119
    • ZJYYHGLJYGJLLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, >=99.5%
    • HY-D0841
    • AKOS015961014
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, >=97.0% (AT)
    • BP-13066
    • LS-12942
    • SY003172
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, >=97% (titration)
    • CS-0014812
    • G0230
    • G0360
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, Molecular Biology Grade
    • M01833
    • Q904487
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, for molecular biology, >=99%
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, >=97%
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, BioReagent, for molecular biology, >=99%
    • Guanidine thiocyanate, BioUltra, for molecular biology, >=99.0% (AT)
    • 209-812-1

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 86.58
    methanol 322.92
    isopropanol 36.15
    water 1110.64
    ethyl acetate 14.25
    n-propanol 36.19
    acetone 90.35
    n-butanol 16.41
    acetonitrile 37.83
    DMF 839.2
    toluene 0.73
    isobutanol 16.92
    1,4-dioxane 49.33
    methyl acetate 38.76
    THF 57.55
    2-butanone 26.1
    n-pentanol 13.16
    sec-butanol 14.02
    n-hexane 0.63
    ethylene glycol 405.65
    NMP 151.17
    cyclohexane 0.44
    DMSO 374.58
    n-butyl acetate 9.85
    n-octanol 5.76
    chloroform 3.88
    n-propyl acetate 14.65
    acetic acid 171.17
    dichloromethane 4.3
    cyclohexanone 12.07
    propylene glycol 203.08
    isopropyl acetate 7.05
    DMAc 417.49
    2-ethoxyethanol 143.77
    isopentanol 7.48
    n-heptane 0.64
    ethyl formate 42.21
    1,2-dichloroethane 4.19
    n-hexanol 10.39
    2-methoxyethanol 315.39
    isobutyl acetate 7.44
    tetrachloromethane 1.7
    n-pentyl acetate 7.46
    transcutol 91.94
    n-heptanol 8.52
    ethylbenzene 0.44
    MIBK 5.21
    2-propoxyethanol 110.47
    tert-butanol 20.31
    MTBE 6.35
    2-butoxyethanol 58.19
    propionic acid 63.31
    o-xylene 0.77
    formic acid 514.96
    diethyl ether 9.94
    m-xylene 0.64
    p-xylene 0.76
    chlorobenzene 0.75
    dimethyl carbonate 53.22
    n-octane 0.29
    formamide 456.83
    cyclopentanone 34.61
    2-pentanone 12.5
    anisole 4.21
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 9.47
    gamma-butyrolactone 56.7
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 141.04
    pyridine 12.63
    3-pentanone 10.59
    furfural 70.57
    n-dodecane 0.23
    diethylene glycol 236.14
    diisopropyl ether 1.52
    tert-amyl alcohol 9.65
    acetylacetone 23.03
    n-hexadecane 0.24
    acetophenone 6.59
    methyl propionate 29.05
    isopentyl acetate 5.11
    trichloroethylene 5.1
    n-nonanol 5.21
    cyclohexanol 5.18
    benzyl alcohol 8.13
    2-ethylhexanol 3.42
    isooctanol 4.66
    dipropyl ether 7.61
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.8
    ethyl lactate 36.63
    propylene carbonate 24.13
    n-methylformamide 336.15
    2-pentanol 6.12
    n-pentane 0.58
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 45.53
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 20.33
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 32.03
    mesitylene 0.47
    ε-caprolactone 15.51
    p-cymene 0.72
    epichlorohydrin 31.97
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1.81
    2-aminoethanol 225.28
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 221.39
    sulfolane 78.0
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.19
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 12.3
    n-hexyl acetate 7.55
    isooctane 0.12
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 47.31
    sec-butyl acetate 4.9
    tert-butyl acetate 5.58
    decalin 0.16
    glycerin 472.64
    diglyme 101.91
    acrylic acid 102.47
    isopropyl myristate 2.42
    n-butyric acid 28.86
    acetyl acetate 10.82
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 6.37
    ethyl propionate 12.09
    nitromethane 308.4
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13.88
    benzonitrile 4.49
    trioctyl phosphate 4.82
    1-bromopropane 1.48
    gamma-valerolactone 92.96
    n-decanol 3.71
    triethyl phosphate 5.86
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2.84
    propionitrile 13.97
    vinylene carbonate 26.85
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 95.99
    DMS 16.37
    cumene 0.48
    2-octanol 3.3
    2-hexanone 10.05
    octyl acetate 4.95
    limonene 0.91
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 134.99
    ethyl orthosilicate 5.03
    tributyl phosphate 5.21
    diacetone alcohol 18.14
    N,N-dimethylaniline 4.29
    acrylonitrile 29.01
    aniline 4.59
    1,3-propanediol 130.42
    bromobenzene 0.38
    dibromomethane 1.95
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6.28
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4.74
    tetrabutyl urea 8.94
    diisobutyl methanol 1.61
    2-phenylethanol 7.41
    styrene 0.55
    dioctyl adipate 6.47
    dimethyl sulfate 96.73
    ethyl butyrate 7.44
    methyl lactate 92.53
    butyl lactate 19.99
    diethyl carbonate 7.05
    propanediol butyl ether 59.9
    triethyl orthoformate 8.01
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.75
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 11.04
    morpholine 67.35
    tert-butylamine 6.55
    n-dodecanol 2.72
    dimethoxymethane 199.01
    ethylene carbonate 20.84
    cyrene 37.42
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 18.04
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.86
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1.39
    4-methylpyridine 6.84
    dibutyl ether 2.78
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1.61
    DEF 38.46
    dimethyl isosorbide 30.89
    tetrachloroethylene 5.47
    eugenol 21.06
    triacetin 19.47
    span 80 24.31
    1,4-butanediol 85.43
    1,1-dichloroethane 2.37
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 4.95
    methyl formate 283.21
    2-methyl-1-butanol 7.79
    n-decane 0.35
    butyronitrile 9.18
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2.56
    1-chlorooctane 0.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.49
    n-nonane 0.33
    undecane 0.27
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.17
    cyclooctane 0.2
    cyclopentanol 14.94
    tetrahydropyran 10.48
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4.3
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 60.71
    1-hexene 1.37
    2-isopropoxyethanol 54.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 158.09
    methyl butyrate 16.74

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Category 5A
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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