Potassium thiocyanate is a potassium salt which is the monopotassium salt of thiocyanic acid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Potassium thiocyanate is a potassium salt which is the monopotassium salt of thiocyanic acid. It contains a thiocyanate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII TM7213864A · registered name POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name チオシアン酸Ｋ: 本品は、チオシアン酸のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 333-20-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 206-370-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7029619
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID009619
- IUPAC
- Potassium thiocyanate
- Molecular formula
- CKNS
- Molecular weight
- 97.18 g/mol
Measured properties
- Colour
- colourless
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 173 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 500 ℃
- Vapour density
- 3.4
- Relative density
- 1.9
- Decomposition temperature
- 500 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 97.181
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Stabilizing agent2
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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- Changes in physical and sensory characteristics of marinated broiler drumsticks, treated with nisin and lactoperoxidase system · 2008
- ブリの類結節症に対するPasteurella piscicidaチオシアン酸カリウム抽出成分のワクチン効果ならびにNaked bacteriaの効力増強効果 · 1991
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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