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XANTHIC ACID

Xanthic acid also known as xanthogenic acid is an organic, heavy, astringent, colourless oil, with the formulae C2H5OCS.SH so named on account of many of its salts being yellow in colour. It has a pungent odour. It is produced by leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide.
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