What is carbon disulfide?

 

Carbon disulfide is also known as carbon bisulfide, is a neurotoxic colorless volatile liquid with chemical formula, CS₂. The IUPAC name of carbon disulfide is methane dithione.

 

Carbon disulfide is a colorless liquid in purest form and it is light yellow under impure state. Carbon disulfide has pure chloroform like or ether like odor.