Chemicals and Drugs

Carbon Disulfide

A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid, CS2. It is used as a solvent, and is a counterirritant and has local anesthetic properties but is not used as such. It is highly toxic with pronounced CNS, hematologic, and dermatologic effects.

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Abstract

A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid, CS2. It is used as a solvent, and is a counterirritant and has local anesthetic properties but is not used as such. It is highly toxic with pronounced CNS, hematologic, and dermatologic effects.

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Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
CS2
Molecular Weight
76.15 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
75-15-0
IUPAC Name
methanedithione
InChIKey
QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(=S)=S
MeSH Unique ID
D002246
Source
PubChem CID 6348

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  • Disulfide, Carbon

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carbon Disulfide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002246. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002246
  2. Carbon Disulfide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_disulfide
  3. Carbon Disulfide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243354
  4. Carbon Disulfide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6348. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6348