Guanidinium thiocyanate

Guanidinium thiocyanate
Identifiers
CAS Number	593-84-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	58557 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.922
EC Number	209-812-1;
PubChem CID	65046;
UNII	GCA2EU297U ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6060478 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CH5N3.CHNS/c2-1(3)4;2-1-3/h(H5,2,3,4);3H Key: ZJYYHGLJYGJLLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/CH5N3.CHNS/c2-1(3)4;2-1-3/h(H5,2,3,4);3H Key: ZJYYHGLJYGJLLN-UHFFFAOYAS;
	SMILES N#CS.[N@H]=C(N)N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H6N4S
Molar mass	118.16 g·mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H302, H312, H314, H332, H412
Precautionary statements	P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS)	External MSDS
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Guanidinium thiocyanate (GTC) or guanidinium isothiocyanate (GITC) is a chemical compound used as a general protein denaturant, being a chaotropic agent, although it is most commonly used as a nucleic acid protector in the extraction of DNA and RNA from cells.

GITC may also be recognized as guanidine thiocyanate. This is because guanidinium is the conjugate acid of guanidine and is called the guanidinium cation, [CH₆N₃]⁺.

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