Thiocarbohydrazide

Thiocarbohydrazide

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Hydrazinecarbothiohydrazide[1]
Other names 1,3-Diamino-2-thiourea; Thiocarbazide; Thiocarbonic dihydrazide; Thiocarbonyldihydrazide; Carbonothioic dihydrazide; TCh; Thiocarbonohydrazide
Identifiers
CAS Number	2231-57-4^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	2006346
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.064
PubChem CID	2724189
UNII	1IZ2H82NWU^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7027461
InChI 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
SMILES C(=S)(NN)NN
Properties
Chemical formula	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). Infobox references

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

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