In this video we make a small amount of Carbon disulfide using a ceramic tube and a very hot torch. This reaction is for educational proposes only!!! Do not attempt to reproduce!! Large amounts of toxic gases can form and all products are very flammable.
Carbon disulfide is a colorless volatile liquid with the formula CS2. The compound is used frequently as a building block in organic chemistry as well as an industrial and chemical non-polar solvent.
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