Arsenic trisulfide

Names
Preferred IUPAC name

Arsenic trisulfide

Other names

* Arsenic(III) sulfide
* Orpiment
* Sulphuret of arsenic

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 1303-33-9 Y

3D model (JSmol)

* Interactive image

ChemSpider |

* 21241348 Y

EC Number |

* 215-117-4

PubChem CID

* 4093503

RTECS number |

* CG2638000

UNII |

* 44SIJ800OX Y

InChI

* InChI=1S/As4S6/c5-1-6-3-8-2(5)9-4(7-1)10-3 Y

Key: OUFDYFBZNDIAPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y

* InChI=1/As4S6/c5-1-6-3-8-2(5)9-4(7-1)10-3

Key: OUFDYFBZNDIAPD-UHFFFAOYAM

SMILES

* S1[As]3S[As]2S[As](S[As]1S2)S3

Properties

Chemical formula

| As2S3
Molar mass | 246.02 g·mol−1
Appearance  | yellow or orange crystals
Density | 3.43 g/cm3
Melting point |  310 °C (590 °F; 583 K)
Boiling point |  707 °C (1,305 °F; 980 K)

Solubility in water

| insoluble
Solubility | soluble in ammonia

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

| −70.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure[1]

Crystal structure

| monoclinic

Space group

| P21/n (No. 11)

Lattice constant

a = 1147.5(5) pm, b = 957.7(4) pm, c = 425.6(2) pm

α = 90°, β = 90.68(8)°, γ = 90°

Coordination geometry

| pyramidal (As)
Hazards
GHS pictograms |
GHS Signal word | DANGER

GHS hazard statements

| H300, H331, H400, H411
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)  |

NIOSH (US health exposure limits):

PEL (Permissible)

| [1910.1018] TWA 0.010 mg/m3[2]

REL (Recommended)

| Ca C 0.002 mg/m3 [15-minute][2]

IDLH (Immediate danger)

| Ca [5 mg/m3 (as As)][2]
Related compounds

Related compounds

* Arsenic trioxide
* Arsenic triselenide
* Arsenic tritelluride
* Phosphorus trisulfide
* Antimony trisulfide
* Bismuth trisulfide
* Tetraarsenic tetrasulfide

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

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Arsenic trisulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula As

3. It is a dark yellow solid that is insoluble in water. It also occurs as the mineral orpiment (Latin: auripigmentum), which has been used as a pigment called King's yellow. It is produced in the analysis of arsenic compounds. It is a group V/VI, intrinsic p-type semiconductor and exhibits photo-induced phase-change properties.[clarification needed]

## Contents

* 1 Structure
* 2 Properties
* 3 Synthesis
* 3.1 From the elements
* 3.2 Aqueous precipitation
* 4 Reactions
* 5 Contemporary uses
* 5.1 As an inorganic photoresist
* 5.2 Medical applications
* 5.3 For IR-transmitting glasses
* 5.4 Role in ancient artistry
* 5.5 Miscellaneous
* 6 Safety
* 7 Natural occurrence
* 8 References
* 9 Further reading
* 10 External links

## Structure

3 occurs both in crystalline and amorphous forms. Both forms feature polymeric structures consisting of trigonal pyramidal As(III) centres linked by sulfide centres. The sulfide centres are two-fold coordinated to two arsenic atoms. In the crystalline form, the compound adopts a ruffled sheet structure.[5] The bonding between the sheets consists of van der Waals forces. The crystalline form is usually found in geological samples. Amorphous As

3 does not possess a layered structure but is more highly cross-linked. Like other glasses, there is no medium or long-range order, but the first co-ordination sphere is well defined. As

3 is a good glass former and exhibits a wide glass-forming region in its phase diagram.

## Properties

It is a semiconductor, with a direct band gap of 2.7 eV.[6] The wide band gap makes it transparent to infrared light between 620 nm and 11 µm.

## Synthesis

### From the elements

Amorphous As

3 is obtained via the fusion of the elements at 390 °C. Rapid cooling of the reaction melt gives a glass. The reaction can be represented with the chemical equation:

2 As + 3 S → As

### Aqueous precipitation

3 forms when aqueous solutions containing As(III) are treated with H
2S. Arsenic was in the past analyzed and assayed by this reaction, which results in the precipitation of As

3, which is then weighed. As

3 can even be precipitated in 6 M HCl. As

3 is so insoluble that it is not toxic.

## Reactions

Upon heating in a vacuum, polymeric As

3 "cracks" to give a mixture of molecular species, including molecular As

6.[7][8] As

6 adopts the adamantane geometry, like that observed for P

6 and As

6. When a film of this material is exposed to an external energy source such as thermal energy (via thermal annealing [9]), electromagnetic radiation (i.e. UV lamps, lasers,[10] electron beams)[11]), As4S6 polymerizes:

2 (As

n ⇌ n As

3 characteristically dissolves upon treatment with aqueous solutions containing sulfide ions.[clarification needed] The dissolved arsenic species is the pyramidal trithioarsenite anion AsS3−

3 \+ 6 NaSH → 2 AsS3−
3 \+ 3 H
2S[clarification needed]

3 is the anhydride of the hypothetical trithioarsenous acid, As(SH)
3. Upon treatment with polysulfide ions, As

3 dissolves to give a variety of species containing both S–S and As–S bonds. One derivative is S
7As–S−
, an eight-membered ring that contains 7 S atoms and 1 As atom, and an exocyclic sulfido center attached to the As atom. As

3 also dissolves in strongly alkaline solutions to give a mixture of AsS3−
3 and AsO3−
3.[12]

"Roasting" As

3 in air gives volatile, toxic derivatives, this conversion being one of the hazards associated with the refining of heavy metal ores:

2 As

3 \+ 9 O
2 → As

6 \+ 6 SO

## Contemporary uses

### As an inorganic photoresist

Due to its high refractive index of 2.45 and its large Knoop hardness compared to organic photoresists, As

3 has been investigated for the fabrication of photonic crystals with a full-photonic band-gap. Advances in laser patterning techniques such as three-dimensional direct laser writing (3-D DLW) and chemical wet-etching chemistry, has allowed this material to be used as a photoresist to fabricate 3-D nanostructures.[13][14]

3 has been investigated for use as a high resolution photoresist material since the early 1970s,[15][16] using aqueous etchants. Although these aqueous etchants allowed for low-aspect ratio 2-D structures to be fabricated, they do not allow for the etching of high aspect ratio structures with 3-D periodicity. Certain organic reagents, used in organic solvents, permit the high-etch selectivity required to produce high-aspect ratio structures with 3-D periodicity.

### Medical applications

3 and As

4 have been investigated as treatments for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

### For IR-transmitting glasses

Arsenic trisulfide manufactured into amorphous form is used as a chalcogenide glass for infrared optics. It is transparent for light between wavelengths of 620 nm and 11 µm. The arsenic trisulfide glass is more resistant to oxidation than crystalline arsenic trisulfide, which minimizes toxicity concerns.[17] It can be also used as an acousto-optic material.

Arsenic trisulfide was used for the distinctive eight-sided conical nose over the infra-red seeker of the de Havilland Firestreak missile.

### Role in ancient artistry

Main article: Chemistry:Orpiment

The ancient Egyptians reportedly used orpiment, natural or synthetic, as a pigment in artistry and cosmetics.

### Miscellaneous

Arsenic trisulfide is also used as a tanning agent. It was formerly used with indigo dye for the production of pencil blue, which allowed dark blue hues to be added to fabric via pencil or brush.

Precipitation of arsenic trisulfide is used as an analytical test for presence of dissimilatory arsenic-reducing bacteria (DARB).[18]

## Safety

3 is so insoluble that its toxicity is low. Aged samples can contain substantial amounts of arsenic oxides, which are soluble and therefore highly toxic.

## Natural occurrence

Orpiment is found in volcanic environments, often together with other arsenic sulfides, mainly realgar. It is sometimes found in low-temperature hydrothermal veins, together with some other sulfide and sulfosalt minerals.

## References

1. ↑ Mullen, D. J. E.; Nowacki, W (1972), "Refinement of the crystal structures of realgar, AsS and orpiment, As2S3", Z. Kristallogr. 136 (1–2): 48–65, doi:10.1524/zkri.1972.136.1-2.48, http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/zk/vol136/ZK136_48.pdf .
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0038". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0038.html.
3. ↑ Index no. 033-002-00-5 of Annex VI, Part 3, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. OJEU L353, 31.12.2008, pp 1–1355 at p 427.
4. ↑ "Arsenic, inorganic compounds (as As)", 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1018, 58 FR 35310, June 30, 1993, as amended. Template:PGCH-ref.
5. ↑ Wells, A.F. (1984). Structural Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.
6. ↑ Arsenic sulfide (As2S3)
7. ↑ Martin, T.P. (1983). "Arsenic sulfide clusters". Solid State Communications (Elsevier BV) 47 (2): 111–114. doi:10.1016/0038-1098(83)90620-8. ISSN 0038-1098.
8. ↑ Hammam, M.; Santiago, J.J. (1986). "Evidence for As4S6 molecule as a structural model for amorphous arsenic sulfide from mass spectrometric analysis". Solid State Communications (Elsevier BV) 59 (11): 725–727. doi:10.1016/0038-1098(86)90705-2. ISSN 0038-1098.
9. ↑ Street, R. A.; Nemanich, R. J.; Connell, G. A. N. (1978-12-15). "Thermally induced effects in evaporated chalcogenide films. II. Optical absorption". Physical Review B (American Physical Society (APS)) 18 (12): 6915–6919. doi:10.1103/physrevb.18.6915. ISSN 0163-1829.
10. ↑ Zoubir, Arnaud; Richardson, Martin; Rivero, Clara; Schulte, Alfons; Lopez, Cedric et al. (2004-04-01). "Direct femtosecond laser writing of waveguides in As2S3 thin films". Optics Letters (The Optical Society) 29 (7): 748–50. doi:10.1364/ol.29.000748. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 15072379.
11. ↑ Nordman, Olli; Nordman, Nina; Peyghambarian, Nasser (1998). "Electron beam induced changes in the refractive index and film thickness of amorphous AsxS100−x and AsxSe100−x films". Journal of Applied Physics (AIP Publishing) 84 (11): 6055–6058. doi:10.1063/1.368915. ISSN 0021-8979.
12. ↑ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
13. ↑ Wong, S.; Deubel, M.; Pérez-Willard, F.; John, S.; Ozin, G. A.; Wegener, M.; von Freymann, G. (2006-02-03). "Direct Laser Writing of Three- Dimensional Photonic Crystals with a Complete Photonic Bandgap in Chalcogenide Glasses". Advanced Materials (Wiley) 18 (3): 265–269. doi:10.1002/adma.200501973. ISSN 0935-9648. https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000010959.
14. ↑ Wong, Sean H.; Thiel, Michael; Brodersen, Peter; Fenske, Dieter; Ozin, Geoffrey A.; Wegener, Martin; von Freymann, Georg (2007). "Highly Selective Wet Etch for High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Nanostructures in Arsenic Sulfide All-Inorganic Photoresist". Chemistry of Materials (American Chemical Society (ACS)) 19 (17): 4213–4221. doi:10.1021/cm070756y. ISSN 0897-4756.
15. ↑ Stoycheva, Rumiana; Simidchieva, Penka; Buroff, Atanas (1987). "Temperature dependence of the photodissociation of a-As2S3". Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (Elsevier BV) 90 (1–3): 541–544. doi:10.1016/s0022-3093(87)80482-9. ISSN 0022-3093.
16. ↑ Zenkin, S. A.; Mamedov, S. B.; Mikhailov, M. D.; Turkina, E. Yu.; Yusupov, I. Yu. Glass Phys. Chem. 1997, 5, pp 393-399.
17. ↑ Material Safety Data Sheet
18. ↑ Linping Kuai, Arjun A. Nair, and Martin F. Polz "Rapid and Simple Method for the Most-Probable-Number Estimation of Arsenic-Reducing Bacteria" Appl Environ Microbiol. 2001, vol. 67, 3168–3173. doi:10.1128/AEM.67.7.3168-3173.2001.

## Further reading

* "Arsenic Compounds, Inorganic", Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition (PDF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Toxicology Program, 2005.

## External links

* UK Poison Information Document
* IPCS Environmental Health Criteria 182: Arsenic
* WHO Food Additives Series 24
* JECFA Evaluation: Arsenic
* Arsenic trisulfide

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Arsenic compounds

* AsBr3
* AsCl3
* AsCl5
* AsF3
* AsF5
* AsH3
* AsHgI4
* AsI3
* As2O3
* As2O5
* As2S3
* As2S5
* As2Se3
* As4S4

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Sulfides

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Li2S | BeS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B2S3 | CS2
COS | (NH4)SH | O | F | Ne
Na2S
Na2Sx | MgS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Al2S3 | SiS
SiS2 | PxSy | S | Cl | Ar
K2S | CaS | Sc2S3 | TiS2 | V | CrS
Cr2S3 | MnS
MnS2 | FeS
Fe3S4 | CoS | NiS | Cu2S
CuS | ZnS | GaS
Ga2S3 | GeS
GeS2 | As2S3
As4S3 | SeS2 | Br | Kr
Rb2S | SrS | Y2S3 | ZrS2 | NbS2 | MoS2 | Tc | Ru | Rh2S3 | PdS | Ag2S | CdS | In2S3 | SnS
SnS2 | Sb2S3
Sb2S5 | TeS2 | I | Xe
Cs2S | BaS | *  | HfS2 | TaS2 | WS2
WS3 | ReS2
Re2S7 | Os | Ir2S3
IrS2 | PtS
PtS2 | Au2S
Au2S3 | HgS | Tl2S | PbS
PbS2 | Bi2S3 | Po | At | Rn
Fr | Ra | **  | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| * | La2S3 | CeS
Ce2S3 | Pr2S3 | Nd2S3 | Pm2S3 | SmS
Sm2S3 | Eu2S3 | Gd2S3 | Tb2S3 | Dy2S3 | Ho2S3 | Er2S3 | Tm2S3 | Yb2S3 | Lu2S3 |
| ** | Ac | ThS2 | Pa | US2 | Np | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr |

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