Silver thiocyanate


Silver thiocyanate is a silver salt of thiocyanic acid with the formula AgSCN.

Structure

AgSCN is monoclinic with 8 molecules in the cell. The SCN groups has an almost linear molecular geometry, with bond angle 179.6°. Weak Ag—Ag interactions length are 0.3249 nm to 0.3338 nm which forming one-dimensional zig-zag chain in AgSCN.

Production

Silver thiocyanate is produced by the reaction between silver nitrate and potassium thiocyanate.