Thiocarbanilide is an organic chemical compound with the formula (C6H5NH)2CS. This white solid is a derivative of thiourea. It is prepared by the reaction of aniline and carbon disulfide.
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Preferred IUPAC name
N,N′-Diphenylthiourea | |
Other names
1,3-Diphenylthiourea
sym-Diphenylthiourea Diphenylthiourea 1,3-Diphenyl-2-thiourea DPTU Sulfocarbanilide | |
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C13H12N2S | |
Molar mass | 228.312 g/mol |
Appearance | White powder |
Density | 1.32 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 154.5 °C (310.1 °F; 427.6 K) |
Boiling point | decomposes |
slightly soluble in water | |
Solubility | very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, chloroform[1] |
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Flash point | 164.7 °C (328.5 °F; 437.8 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uses
editThiocarbanilide is commonly used as a vulcanization accelerator for rubber,[2] and as a stabilizer for PVC and PVDC. Its use as a vulcanization accelerator was discovered by BF Goodrich chemist George Oenslager.[3]
Reactions
editThiocarbanilide reacts with phosphorus pentachloride or hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, acetic anhydride or iodine to produce phenyl isothiocyanate.[citation needed]
Toxicology
editOral, rat: LD50 = 50 mg/kg.
References
edit- ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–242, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- ^ Hans-Wilhelm Engels, Herrmann-Josef Weidenhaupt, Manfred Pieroth, Werner Hofmann, Karl-Hans Menting, Thomas Mergenhagen, Ralf Schmoll, Stefan Uhrlandt "Rubber, 4. Chemicals and Additives" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2004, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a23_365.pub2
- ^ Trumbull, H. L. (1933). "Accomplishments of the Medalist". Ind. Eng. Chem. 25 (2): 230–232. doi:10.1021/ie50278a030.