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Tetramethylthiourea

98%

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2NCSN(CH3)2
CAS Number:
2782-91-4
Molecular Weight:
132.23
Beilstein:
1744916
EC Number:
220-488-0
MDL number:
MFCD00008324
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24847202
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

solid

bp

245 °C (lit.)

mp

75-77 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN(C)C(=S)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C5H12N2S/c1-6(2)5(8)7(3)4/h1-4H3

InChI key

MNOILHPDHOHILI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetramethylthiourea molecule shows crystallographic two-fold symmetry with weak hydrogen bond packing, which connects the molecules to form layers.

Application

Tetramethylthiourea forms BF3 adduct with tetramethylselenourea.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P312 + P330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

115169-25G:
115169-BULK:
115169-VAR:
115169-10G:
115169-100G:

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Y Usson et al.
Journal of neurocytology, 17(5), 639-648 (1988-10-01)
The proliferation of Schwann cells in the sciatic nerve of chick was studied from day 11 to day 27 of development in control and thyroid-deficient embryos. Hypothyroidism was induced by tetramethylthiourea injection on days 8 and 19 of incubation. The
Allen Mambanda et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 39(15), 3595-3608 (2010-04-01)
The rate of displacement of the aqua ligands by three neutral nucleophiles (Nu) of different steric demands, namely thiourea (tu), N,N'-dimethylthiourea (dmtu) and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylthiourea (tmtu) and an anionic nucleophile (I(-)) in complexes of the form [{Pt(H(2)O)}(2)(N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-N(CH(2))(n)N](CF(3)SO(3))(4), n = 2 (En);
A Shukla et al.
Cancer research, 61(5), 1791-1795 (2001-03-31)
Crystalline silica has been classified as a group 1 human carcinogen in the lung. However, its mechanisms of action on pulmonary epithelial cells which give rise to lung cancers are unclear. Using a nontransformed alveolar type II epithelial cell line
Jiqin Liu et al.
Molecular immunology, 45(15), 3984-3989 (2008-07-29)
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) has been widely used as an antioxidant in research, however, it has also been found to reduce the binding of TNF to its receptor independent of its antioxidative role. In this study, we investigated the effect of NAC
Alexius Freyberger et al.
Toxicology, 217(2-3), 169-175 (2005-11-22)
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylthiourea (TMTU) is a rat goitrogen inducing thyroid hyperplasia, hypertrophy, and tumor formation. Little is known about the exact underlying mechanism of action. As thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and type I iodothyronine deiodinase (ID-I) have been established as targets of goitrogenic
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