1.0 2010-04-08 22:10:57 UTC 2025-11-19 00:38:02 UTC FDB013885 Methyl thiocyanate Methyl thiocyanate, also known as ch3scn or mescn, is a member of the class of compounds known as thiocyanates. Thiocyanates are salts or esters of thiocyanic acid, with the general formula RSC#N (R=alkyl, aryl). Methyl thiocyanate is a sulfur tasting compound found in papaya, which makes methyl thiocyanate a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product. Methyl thiocyanate is a non-carcinogenic (not listed by IARC) potentially toxic compound. Methyl thiocyanate is an organic compound with the formula CH3SCN. It is a colourless liquid with an onion-like odor. It is produced by the methylation of thiocyanate salts. The compound is a precursor to the more useful isomer methyl isothiocyanate (CH3NCS) . Antidotes to cyanide poisoning include hydroxocobalamin and sodium nitrite, which release the cyanide from the cytochrome system, and rhodanase, which is an enzyme occurring naturally in mammals that combines serum cyanide with thiosulfate, producing comparatively harmless thiocyanate. Oxygen therapy can also be administered (L97) (T3DB). CH3SCN Methane, thiocyanato- Methyl rhodanate Methyl sulfocyanate Methyl thiocyanate Methyl thiocyanide Methylrhodanid Methylrhodanid (german) Methylthiokyanat Thiocyanic acid, methyl ester Thiocyanic acid,methyl ester C2H3NS 73.117 72.998619791 (methylsulfanyl)carbonitrile methyl thiocyanate 556-64-9 CSC#N InChI=1S/C2H3NS/c1-4-2-3/h1H3 VYHVQEYOFIYNJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as thiocyanates. These are salts or esters of thiocyanic acid, with the general formula RSC#N (R=alkyl, aryl). Thiocyanates Organic compounds Organosulfur compounds Thiocyanates Aliphatic acyclic compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Organonitrogen compounds Organopnictogen compounds Sulfenyl compounds Aliphatic acyclic compound Hydrocarbon derivative Organic nitrogen compound Organonitrogen compound Organopnictogen compound Sulfenyl compound Thiocyanate an isothiocyanate thiocyanates logp -0.20 ALOGPS logs -0.35 ALOGPS solubility 3.25e+01 g/l ALOGPS melting_point Fp ?91° logp 0.89 ChemAxon iupac (methylsulfanyl)carbonitrile ChemAxon average_mass 73.117 ChemAxon mono_mass 72.998619791 ChemAxon smiles CSC#N ChemAxon formula C2H3NS ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C2H3NS/c1-4-2-3/h1H3 ChemAxon inchikey VYHVQEYOFIYNJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 23.79 ChemAxon refractivity 20 ChemAxon polarizability 6.99 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::EiMs 678 Specdb::CMs 34419 Specdb::NmrOneD 2460 Specdb::NmrOneD 3150 Specdb::MsMs 52047 Specdb::MsMs 52048 Specdb::MsMs 52049 Specdb::MsMs 170148 Specdb::MsMs 170149 Specdb::MsMs 170150 30952 Broccoli Type 1 specific Brassica oleracea var. italica 36774 Cauliflower Type 1 specific Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 3715 Papaya Type 1 specific Carica papaya 3649 sulfur