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Mercuric thiocyanate

CAS 592-85-8

Thiocyanic acid, mercury(2+) salt (2:1)

Molecular structure of 592-85-8
1 Hg²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$323K
Top sourceArgentina 55%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 285210 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 285210, which covers 38 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
AR 55%ArgentinaIN 25%IndiaCN 13%ChinaGB 3%United KingdomCZ 2%Czech Republic

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS592-85-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7060469
FormulaC2HgN2S2
Mol. Weight316.75 g/mol
SMILES[Hg++].[S-]C#N.[S-]C#N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Mercuric thiocyanate (CAS 592-85-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/592-85-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 592-85-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 285210 for CAS 592-85-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/