barium thiocyanate

{{short description|Water-soluble salt}}

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| Reference = {{cite web|url=https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/339156?lang=en®ion=US |title=Barium thiocyanate | 336879-43-7 |publisher=Sigma-Aldrich |date=2012-09-14 |accessdate=2021-01-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB6489843.htm |title=BARIUM THIOCYANATE | 2092-17-3 |publisher=Chemicalbook.com |date=2020-07-03 |accessdate=2021-01-20}}

| Name = Barium thiocyanate

| IUPACName = Barium thiocyanate

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| Barium sulfur cyanide

| Barium(II) thiocyanate

| Barium sulfocyanide

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| index1_label=trihydrate

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| CASNo1 = 68016-36-4

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| UNII = 3412AZ8I1A

| StdInChI=1S/2CHNS.Ba/c2*2-1-3;/h2*3H;/q;;+2/p-2

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| SMILES = C(#N)[S-].C(#N)[S-].[Ba+2]

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| Formula = Ba(SCN)₂

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| MolarMass = 253.49 g/mol

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| Solubility = 62.63 g/100 ml (25°C)

| SolubleOther = Soluble in acetone, methanol, and ethanol

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Barium thiocyanate refers to salts of the formula {{chem2|Ba(SCN)2.xH2O}}. Both an anhydrous salt and a trihydrate are known. The anhydrous salt is hygroscopic. The trihydrate is soluble in most alcohols but insoluble in simple alkanes. Barium thiocyanate is used in dyeing textiles and in some photographic solutions. But because of its toxicity, it has limited uses.{{cite web|url=http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Barium_thiocyanate |title=Barium thiocyanate - CAMEO |publisher=Cameo.mfa.org |date=2016-04-29 |accessdate=2021-01-20}}