Potassium thiocyanate

CAS 333-20-0  ·  KSCN  ·  MW 97.18 g/mol

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3D model Potassium thiocyanate, CAS 333-20-0, molecular formula KSCN, molar mass 97.18 g/mol
About Potassium thiocyanate

Potassium thiocyanate is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 333-20-0, with the molecular formula KSCN, and a molar mass of 97.18 g/mol.

The molecule contains 4 atoms connected by 3 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is potassium thiocyanate. The interactive 3D model above lets you view the spatial arrangement of the atoms — you can rotate it with the mouse, zoom with the scroll wheel, and switch between skeletal / Ball & Stick / Space Fill visualization modes.

In terms of physicochemical properties, polar surface area PSA = 24.8 Ų, 0 donors and 2 hydrogen bond acceptors. These parameters are key when assessing bioavailability and interaction with biomolecules.

Chemical data for this compound comes from PubChem (NIH NLM NCBI), one of the world's largest chemical databases. All information is updated automatically and enriched with GHS hazard statement translations compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008). The widget above may be used for educational, research and commercial purposes.

Physicochemical properties
Molecular formulaKSCN
Molar mass97.18 g/mol
IUPACpotassium thiocyanate
SMILESC(#N)[S-].[K+]
InChIKeyZNNZYHKDIALBAK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
logP (XLogP3)—
PSA24.8 Ų
HBD / HBA0 / 2
PubChem CIDCID 516872 ↗
GHS safety

Signal word: Warning

GHS07
GHS07
GHS08
GHS08
GHS09
GHS09

H302 — Harmful if swallowed

H312 — Harmful in contact with skin

H332 — Harmful if inhaled

H412 — Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

H372 — Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure

H319 — Causes serious eye irritation

Scientific literature

Related literature

3 articles · 1 open access · Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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ILLUSTRATIVE FRAGMENT ARRANGEMENT — relative positions are not structural data

No source 3-D conformer was available to MolGod for this substance. MolGod Scientific computed this geometry from the structural formula with RDKit 2026.03.6 (ETKDGv3 conformer generation, MMFF94 force-field optimisation; lowest-energy converged conformer of a fixed-seed set). It is not a measured structure, it does not come from PubChem, and it has not been compared with experimental data. It shows one possible conformation.

This substance consists of 2 separate components (for example ions). Each component was computed separately; they are arranged radially around a layout anchor for visualisation only (at least 3.0 Å apart). Their relative positions are not a crystal structure, coordination geometry, ionic contacts or any experimentally determined arrangement.

Methods and references
  1. RDKit: Open-source cheminformatics, version 2026.03.6. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.22140358 (all versions: doi:10.5281/zenodo.591637)
  2. Riniker S, Landrum GA. Better Informed Distance Geometry: Using What We Know To Improve Conformation Generation. J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2015, 55, 2562-2574. doi:10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00654
  3. Wang S, Witek J, Landrum GA, Riniker S. Improving Conformer Generation for Small Rings and Macrocycles Based on Distance Geometry and Experimental Torsional-Angle Preferences. J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2020, 60, 2044-2058. doi:10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00025
  4. Halgren TA. Merck molecular force field. I. Basis, form, scope, parameterization, and performance of MMFF94. J. Comput. Chem. 1996, 17, 490-519. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-987X(199604)17:5/6<490::AID-JCC1>3.0.CO;2-P
  5. Tosco P, Stiefl N, Landrum G. Bringing the MMFF force field to the RDKit: implementation and validation. J. Cheminform. 2014, 6, 37. doi:10.1186/s13321-014-0037-3
  6. Heller SR, McNaught A, Pletnev I, Stein S, Tchekhovskoi D. InChI, the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier. J. Cheminform. 2015, 7, 23. doi:10.1186/s13321-015-0068-4
  7. Kim S, Chen J, Cheng T, et al. PubChem 2025 update. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025, 53, D1516-D1525. doi:10.1093/nar/gkae1059 Compound record: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/516872
  8. Bolton EE, Kim S, Bryant SH. PubChem3D: Conformer generation. J. Cheminform. 2011, 3, 4. doi:10.1186/1758-2946-3-4 (cited for contrast: no source 3-D conformer was available to MolGod for this record)
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Model
Potassium thiocyanate · 333-20-0
InChIKey
ZNNZYHKDIALBAK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
License
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License & provenance record
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MolGod molecule record
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Source data
PubChem CID 516872 ↗
Model information
STL generated by MolGod · MolGod STL Exporter build 48804cd20b0d · generated 2026-10-14
SHA-256 (STL)
6cf32d3051d64c68e240132a54f3f537bad66bc98f1208917abda2859cd09c16
MD5 (STL)
767483242b505e7dd120ad3ef352340b
Model identifier
MG-STL-333-20-0
Transformation
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Changes
PREDICTED geometry computed by MolGod Scientific (RDKit), NOT verified; rendered as a triangulated mesh.
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