Sodium isopropyl xanthate

Agent Name
Sodium isopropyl xanthate
CAS Number
140-93-2
Formula
C4-H8-O-S2.Na
Major Category
Other Classes
Sodium isopropyl xanthate formula graphical representation
Synonyms
Aeroxanthate 343; Carbonic acid, dithio-, O-isopropyl ester, sodium salt; Carbonodithioic acid, O-(1-methylethyl) ester, sodium salt; Carbonodithioic acid, O-isopropyl ester, sodium salt; Good-rite NIX; Isopropylxanthic acid, sodium salt; Isopropylxanthogenan sodny [Czech]; NIX; Natrium-O-isopropyldithiokarbonat [Czech]; O-Isopropyl sodium dithiocarbonate; Proxan sodium; Proxan-sodium; Sodium O-isopropyl dithiocarbonate; Sodium O-isopropyl xanthate; Sodium isopropylxanthanate; Sodium isopropylxanthate; Sodium isopropylxanthogenate; Xanthic acid, isopropyl-, sodium salt; Z 11; [ChemIDplus] UN3342
Category
Sulfur Compounds
Description
White to yellowish deliquescent solid; Mild disagreeable odor; [Merck Index] Yellow to green pellets with an odor of sulfur; [Alkemin MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as an herbicide, fortifying agent for certain oils, and flotation reagent for base and precious metal ores; [HSDB] Used as a rubber curing agent and antioxidant, pesticide and fungicide, and high-pressure lubricant additive; Also used for analytical procedures, for froth flotation in soils contaminated with mercury, and in the past as an intermediate for saccharin; [CHEMINFO]
Comments
A skin, eye, mucous membrane, and respiratory tract irritant; [Merck Index] Emergency treatment: Irritants; [HSDB] May generate carbon disulfide vapor (toxic and highly flammable); A severe eye irritant; May cause skin, nose, throat, and upper respiratory tract irritation; Can be absorbed through skin; [CHEMINFO] A skin irritant; [eChemPortal: ESIS] Evolves carbon disulfide on exposure to moisture; Causes mild to severe eye irritation and mild to severe skin burns; [Alkemin MSDS] See "Carbon disulfide."
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
2.88E-09 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Xanthates."

Adverse Effects

Dermatotoxin
Skin burns

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: