Carbon disulfide

Carbon disulfide (CS2) is a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor that is like the smell of chloroform. It has a melting point of -111oC and a boiling point of 46o, and a density of 1250kg/m3 at room temperature. The impure carbon disulfide that is usually used in most industrial processes is a yellowish liquid with an unpleasant odor, like that of rotting radishes.

Related Topics:
Liquid - Odor - Chloroform - Radish

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Carbon disulfide evaporates at room temperature, and the vapor is more than twice as heavy as air. It easily explodes in air and also catches fire very easily.

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In nature, small amounts of carbon disulfide are found in gases released to Earth's surface as, for example, in volcanic eruptions or over marshes. Commercial carbon disulfide is made by combining carbon and sulfur at very high temperatures.

Related Topics:
Volcanic - Marsh

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It is used to manufacture regenerated cellulose (the main ingredient of viscose rayon and cellophane), carbon tetrachloride and organic sulfur compounds including dithiocarbamates, dmit, mnt, xanthates, used as flotation agents in mineral processing, and Metham sodium soil fumigant.

Related Topics:
Cellulose - Viscose - Rayon - Cellophane - Carbon tetrachloride - Dithiocarbamate - Dmit - Mnt - Xanthate

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Synonym: dithiocarbonic anhydride.

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