Barium thiocyanate refers to salts of the formula Ba(SCN)2.xH2O.

The trihydrate is soluble in most alcohols but insoluble in simple alkanes.

Barium thiocyanate is used in dyeing textiles and in some photographic solutions.

[4] According to X-ray crystallography, the anhydrous salt is a coordination polymer.

The motif is reminiscent of the fluorite structure.