| Identification | |
| Name: | Arsenic sulfide (As2S3) |
| Synonyms: | Arsenicsesquisulfide;Arsenic sesquisulfide (As2S3);Arsenic sulfide;Arsenic sulfide(As0.4S0.6);Arsenic sulfide (AsS1.5);Arsenic trisulfide;Arsenic trisulfide(As2S3);Arsenic yellow;Arsenic(III) sulfide;Arsenious sulfide;Arsenoussulfide;Auripigment;Auripigmentum;C.I. 77086;C.I. Pigment Yellow 39;Diarsenic trisulfide;Pigment Yellow 39; |
| CAS: | 1303-33-9 |
| EINECS: | 215-117-4 |
| Molecular Formula: | As2S3 |
| Molecular Weight: | 246.04 |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/As.H2S/h;1H2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Transport: | UN 1557 6.1/PG 2 |
| Melting Point: | 300 °C(lit.) |
| Flash Point: | °C |
| Boiling Point: | 707 °C |
| Density: | g/cm3 |
| Solubility: | Insoluble in water |
| Appearance: | yellow to orange powder |
| Report: |
IARC Cancer Review: Human Sufficient Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 23 (1980),p. 39.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) . Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory. Arsenic and its compounds are on the Community Right-To-Know List. |
| Packinggroup: | III |
| Flash Point: | °C |
| Storage Temperature: | Poison room |
| Safety Data | |
| Hazard Symbols |
T: Toxic
N: Dangerous for the environment
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