Silicon disulfide

Silicon disulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula SiS2. Like silicon dioxide, this material is polymeric, but it adopts a 1-dimensional structure quite different from the usual forms of SiO2.

Silicon disulfide
Names
IUPAC name
silicon(IV) sulfide
Other names
silicon disulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.935
UNII
  • InChI=1S/S2Si/c1-3-2 Y
    Key: KHDSWONFYIAAPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/S2Si/c1-3-2
    Key: KHDSWONFYIAAPE-UHFFFAOYAO
  • monomer: S=[Si]=S
  • polymer: S=[Si](S0)S[Si]0(S0)S[Si]0(S0)S[Si]0(S0)S[Si]0(S0)S[Si]0(S0)S[Si]0=S
Properties
SiS2
Molar mass 92.218 g/mol
Appearance White (samples are sometimes grey or brown) needles.
Rotten egg smell in moist air.
Density 1.853 g/cm3
Melting point 1,090 °C (1,990 °F; 1,360 K) sublimes
Decomposes
Structure
Orthorhombic, oI12
Ibam, No.72
Tetrahedral
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
2
3
Related compounds
Other anions
silicon dioxide
Other cations
carbon disulfide
germanium disulfide
tin(IV) sulfide
lead(IV) sulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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