Molecule
Name
Carbonyl sulfide
IUPAC name
Carbon oxide sulfide
Secondary names
Carbon oxide sulfide, Carbon oxide sulphide, Carbon oxysulfide, Carbon oxysulphide, Oxycarbon sulfide, Oxycarbon sulphide, carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide, OCS, COS
InChI
InChI=1S/COS/c2-1-3
InChI key
JJWKPURADFRFRB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
463-58-1
Comments
natural OCS
Formula
OCS
Chemical formula
OCS
Structural formula
[O]=[C]=[S]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
O Oxygen 1
C Carbon 1
S Sulfur 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
60.0751 g/mol
State STP
gas
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
0.715189 D
Molecule symmetry
Cinfv
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 =C=O Σ+ no 2062.0 2062.2 active active vvs Raman: 2050 cm1 (liq, w)
V2 bending OCS Π double 520.0 520.4 active active s Raman: 521 cm1 (liq, w)
V3 stretching =C=S Σ+ no 859.0 858.95 active active s Raman: 858 cm1 (liq, m)
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: 16O12C32S. Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook - sometimes v1 and v3 interverted
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
=C=O 1
=C=S 1