Cobalt(II) thiocyanate

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 3017-60-5 Y
* 61497-93-6 (trihydrate)

3D model (JSmol)

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ChemSpider |

* 17166 N

EC Number |

* 221-156-8

PubChem CID

* 18174

UNII |

* Q59BVN759I Y

InChI

* InChI=1S/2CHNS.Co/c2*2-1-3;/h2*3H;/q;;+2/p-2 N

Key: INDBQWVYFLTCFF-UHFFFAOYSA-L N

* InChI=1/2CHNS.Co/c2*2-1-3;/h2*3H;/q;;+2/p-2

Key: INDBQWVYFLTCFF-NUQVWONBAI

SMILES

* C(#N)[S-].C(#N)[S-].[Co+2]

Properties

Chemical formula

| C2CoN2S2
Molar mass | 175.098 g/mol
Density | 2.484 g/cm3

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

| +11,090·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Safety data sheet | External MSDS
GHS pictograms |
GHS Signal word | Warning

GHS hazard statements

| H302, H312, H332, H400, H410

GHS precautionary statements

| P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+312, P304+340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P391, P501

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Cobalt(II) thiocyanate is an inorganic compound with the formula Co(SCN)2.[1] It is a layered coordination complex and its trihydrate Co(SCN)2(H2O)3 is used in the cobalt thiocyanate test (or Scott test) for detecting cocaine. The test has been responsible for widespread false positives and false convictions.[2][3]

## Structure and preparation

thumb|left|259x259px|Structure of Co(SCN)2(H2O)3. The structures of Co(SCN)2 and its hydrate Co(SCN)2(H2O)3 have been determined using X-ray crystallography.[1] Co(SCN)2 forms infinite 2D sheets in the mercury(II) thiocyanate structure type, where as Co(SCN)2(H2O)3 consists of isolated tetrahedral Co(SCN)2(H2O)2 centers and one equivalent of water of crystallization.[4]

The hydrate may be prepared by the salt metathesis reactions, such as the reaction of aqueous cobalt(II) sulfate and barium thiocyanate to produce a barium sulfate precipitate, leaving the hydrate of Co(SCN)2 in solution:[4]

CoSO4 \+ Ba(SCN)2 → BaSO4 \+ Co(SCN)2

or the reaction of the hexakisacetonitrile cobalt(II) tetrafluoroborate and potassium thiocyanate, precipitating KBF4

[Co(NCMe)6](BF4)2 \+ 2KSCN → 2KBF4 \+ Co(SCN)2.

The anhydrate can then be prepared via addition of diethylether as an antisolvent.[1]

## Cobalt thiocyanate test

Detailed procedures for the cobalt thiocyanate test are available. The reagent consists of 2% cobalt thiocyanate dissolved in dilute acid.[5] Glycerol is often added to stabilise the cobalt complex, ensuring it only goes blue when in contact with an analyte and not due to drying.[6]

Addition of the cobalt thiocyanate reagent to cocaine hydrochloride results in the surface of the particles turning a bright blue (faint blue for cocaine base). The solution changes back to pink upon adding some hydrochloric acid. Addition of chloroform, results in a blue organic layer for both cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base. Diphenhydramine and lidocaine also give blue organic layers. These compounds are known false positives for cocaine. Lidocaine is commonly used to adulterate or mimic cocaine due to its local anaesthetic effect.

If the procedure is adjusted to basify the sample rather than acidifying it, the test can be used to test for ketamine hydrochloride.[7]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shurdha, Endrit; Lapidus, Saul H.; Stephens, Peter W.; Moore, Curtis E.; Rheingold, Arnold L.; Miller, Joel S. (2012-09-17). "Extended Network Thiocyanate- and Tetracyanoethanide-Based First-Row Transition Metal Complexes" (in en). Inorganic Chemistry 51 (18): 9655–9665. doi:10.1021/ic300804y. ISSN 0020-1669. PMID 22928927.
2. ↑ Ryan Gabrielson; Topher Sanders (July 7, 2016). "Busted: Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a $2 roadside drug test. Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives. Why are police departments and prosecutors still using them?". https://www.propublica.org/article/common-roadside-drug-test-routinely-produces-false-positives.
3. ↑ Ryan Gabrielson (July 11, 2016). "'No Field Test is Fail Safe': Meet the Chemist Behind Houston's Police Drug Kits". https://www.propublica.org/article/no-field-test-is-fail-safe-meet-the-chemist-behind-houston-police-drug-kits.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cano, F. H.; García-Blanco, S.; Laverat, A. G. (1976). "The crystal structure of cobalt(II) thiocyanate trihydrate". Acta Crystallographica Section B 32 (5): 1526. doi:10.1107/S0567740876005694.
5. ↑ Deakin, Anna (2003). "A Study of Acids Used for the Acidified Cobalt Thiocyanate Test for Cocaine Base". Microgram Journal 1 (1–2): 40–43. http://forendex.safs1966.org/uploads/references/MicrogramJournal/1.1-2.40.43.pdf.
6. ↑ Haddoub, Rose; Ferry, Daniel; Marsal, Philippe; Siri, Olivier (2011). "Cobalt thiocyanate reagent revisited for cocaine identification on TLC" (in en). New Journal of Chemistry 35 (7): 1351. doi:10.1039/c1nj20234k. ISSN 1144-0546. http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=c1nj20234k.
7. ↑ Morris, JA (2007). "Modified Cobalt Thiocyanate Presumptive Color Test for Ketamine Hydrochloride". J Forensic Sci 52 (1): 84–87. doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00331.x. PMID 17209915.

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Cobalt compounds

* CoBr2
* Co(CN)2
* CoCO3
* CoC2O4
* CoCl2
* CoCl3
* Co(ClO3)2
* CoF2
* CoF3
* CoI2
* Co(NO3)2
* Co(NO3)3
* CoO
* Co(OH)2
* CoS
* CoSO4
* CoSe
* Co2O3
* Co2P
* Co3O4
* Co3(PO4)2
* Co(Ac)2

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Sulfur compounds

* Al2S3
* As2S2
* As2S3
* As2S5
* As4S4
* Au2S
* Au2S3
* B2S3
* BaS
* BeS
* Bi2S3
* Br2S
* Br2S2
* CS2
* C3S2
* C6S6
* CaS
* CdS
* CeS
* SCl2
* S2Cl2
* CoS
* Cr2S3
* CuS
* D2S
* Dy2S3
* Er2S3
* EuS
* SF4
* S2F10
* SF6
* FeS2
* GaS
* H2S
* HfS2
* HgS
* InS
* I2S
* LaS
* LiS
* MgS
* MoS3
* NiS
* SO2
* SO3
* P4S7
* PbS
* PbS2
* PtS
* ReS2
* SrS
* TlS
* SV
* SeS2
* S2U
* WS2
* Sb2S3
* Sb2S5
* Sm2S3
* Y2S3
* Ag2SO4
* SOBr2
* CSTe
* C2H4S
* C2H6S3
* C4H4S
* CaSO4
* C32H66S2
* CuFeS2
* H2SO4
* H2SO3
* F2OS
* NaHS
* K2SO3
* O3S3Sb4
* Yb2(SO4)3
* AlKO8S2
* CHCl3S
* KSCN
* CdSO3
* PSCl3
* SOCl2
* Cs2O4S
* Re2S7
* Na2S
* K2S
* H2S2O7
* H2SO5
* NH5S
* HgSO4
* K2SO4
* RaSO4
* SnSO4
* SrSO4
* Zr(SO4)2
* Ti(SO4)2
* Tm2(SO4)3
* AlNa(SO4)2
* Er2(SO4)3
* Eu2(SO4)3
* CHNS
* Co(SCN)2
* C2H3SN
* PSI3
* ZrS2
* SiS
* CSSe

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