| Identification | |
| Name: | Mercurate(2-),tetrakis(thiocyanato-kS)-, potassium (1:2), (T-4)- |
| Synonyms: | Mercurate(2-),tetrakis(thiocyanato)-, dipotassium (8CI); Mercurate(2-), tetrakis(thiocyanato-S)-,dipotassium, (T-4)-; Mercurate(2-), tetrakis(thiocyanato-kS)-, dipotassium, (T-4)- (9CI);Potassium tetrathiocyanatomercurate(II) (7CI); Potassiumthiocyanatomercurate(II) (K2Hg(SCN)4) (6CI); Dipotassiumtetrakis(thiocyanato)mercurate(2-); Dipotassium tetrathiocyanatomercurate(2-);Potassium mercuric tetrathiocyanate |
| CAS: | 14099-12-8 |
| EINECS: | 237-949-7 |
| Molecular Formula: | C4Hg N4 S4 . 2 K |
| Molecular Weight: | 413.94 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/4CHNS.Hg.2K/c4*2-1-3;;;/h4*3H;;;/q;;;;+2;2*+1/p-4 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 165 deg C (decomposes) |
| Flash Point: | 42.1°C |
| Boiling Point: | 146°Cat760mmHg |
| Density: | g/cm3 |
| Solubility: | Slightly sol in water: 0.069 g/100 ml @ 25 deg c; sol in soln of alkali cyanides, chlorides; sol in boiling water with decomp SOL IN HOT WATER, AMMONIUM SALTS, POTASSIUM CYANIDE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, AMMONIA; SLIGHTLY SOL IN ALCOHOL, ETHER |
| Flash Point: | 42.1°C |
| Color: | White to tan powder When crystalline, usually in radially arranged needles |
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