Molecule
Name
Carbon disulfide
IUPAC name
Methanedithione
Secondary names
Carbon sulfide, Carbon bisulfide, Carbon disulphide, Carbon sulphide, Carbon bisulphide, CS2
InChI
InChI=1S/CS2/c2-1-3
InChI key
QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
75-15-0
Comments
natural CS2
Formula
CS2
Chemical formula
CS2
Structural formula
[S=C=S
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
C Carbon 1
S Sulfur 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
76.141 g/mol
State STP
liquid
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
nonpolar
Dipole
0.0 D
Molecule symmetry
Dinfh
Case
linear-triatomic
Vibrations number
3
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching sym. CS2 Σ+ no 658.0 inactive active ia Raman: 657.98 cm1
V2 bending CS2 Π no 397.0 396.8 active inactive
V3 stretching asym. CS2 Σ+ no 1535.0 1535.35 active inactive
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: 12C32S2. Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
=C=S 2