
Nickel sulfide (NiS)
Nickel sulfide is a sulfide of nickel. Nickel is a chemical compound with the atomic number 28. It is found abundantly in nature in laterite ore minerals, such as limonite, garnierite, and pentlandite. Nickel has a biological role and is found in certain enzymes, including urease, hydrogenase, methylcoenzyme M reductase, and carbon monoxide dehydrogenase. (L40, L41) — Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- IUPAC name
- sulfanylidenenickel
- Molecular formula
- NiS
- Molecular weight
- 90.76 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 89.907413 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 32.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
7 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID801316876
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