9361. Thiosemicarbazide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 79-19-6
Hydrazinecarbothioamide; 1-aminothiourea.
CH5N3S; mol wt 91.14.
C 13.18%, H 5.53%, N 46.11%, S 35.18%.
Chemical structure

Properties

White, cryst powder. mp 182-184°. Sol in water or alc. LD50 orally in adult Norway rats: 13 mg/kg, Dieke, Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 70, 688 (1949).

Use

As a reagent for detection of metals.