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Thiocarbohydrazide

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Thiocarbohydrazide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hydrazinecarbothiohydrazide[1]
Other names
1,3-Diamino-2-thiourea; Thiocarbazide; Thiocarbonic dihydrazide; Thiocarbonyldihydrazide; Carbonothioic dihydrazide; TCh; Thiocarbonohydrazide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH6N4S/c2-4-1(6)5-3/h2-3H2,(H2,4,5,6)
    Key: LJTFFORYSFGNCT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/CH6N4S/c2-4-1(6)5-3/h2-3H2,(H2,4,5,6)
    Key: LJTFFORYSFGNCT-UHFFFAOYAM
  • C(=S)(NN)NN
Properties
CH6N4S
Molar mass 106.15 g·mol−1
Melting point 171 to 174 °C (340 to 345 °F; 444 to 447 K) (decomposes)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Thiocarbohydrazide is a toxic compound made by the reaction of carbon disulfide with hydrazine (hydrazinolysis). It is used in the silver proteinate specific staining of carbohydrates in electron microscopy.

References

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  1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 878. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ Thiocarbohydrazide at Sigma-Aldrich