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N-Allylthiourea

98%

Synonym(s):

1-Allyl-2-thiourea, Thiosinamine

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCH2NHCSNH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.18
Beilstein:
1071470
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Agency

suitable for SM 5210

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

solid

mp

70-72 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 30 parts
alcohol: soluble
benzene: insoluble
diethyl ether: slightly soluble

density

1.11 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NC(=S)NCC=C

InChI

1S/C4H8N2S/c1-2-3-6-4(5)7/h2H,1,3H2,(H3,5,6,7)

InChI key

HTKFORQRBXIQHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

N-Allylthiourea was used as nitrification inhibitor in a study on transformation of diclofenac, naproxen and bisoprolol under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. It has been used in medicine to minimize scar tissue and to fight against a type of dermatitis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

N-Allylthiourea inhibits the growth of transplanted tumours in mice.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Marja Lahti et al.
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 61(2), 202-210 (2010-11-18)
Although biotransformation is generally considered to be the main process by which to remove pharmaceuticals, both in sewage treatment plants and in aquatic environments, quantitative information on specific compounds is scarce. In this study, the transformations of diclofenac (DCF), naproxen
Radiation synthesis and characterization of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone/N-allylthiourea hydrogels and their use in the adsorption of invertase.
Sen M, et al.
Angew. Makromol. Chem., 257(1), 1-6 (1998)
K Jönsson et al.
Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 43(1), 201-208 (2001-05-31)
A screening method for nitrification-inhibition determination has been evaluated at two laboratories, one in Sweden and one in Spain. Allyl-thiourea (ATU), methanol, chromium and zinc were used as reference toxicants in combination with different kinds of full-scale sludge and sludge
Wei Zheng et al.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 24(8), 1867-1874 (2005-09-13)
Halogenated fumigants have been used extensively in production agriculture to control soilborne pests. These types of pesticides are highly volatile and are prone to affect air quality and imperil public health. In the present study, a chemical tarp approach, termed
Marlene Mark Jensen et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 73(10), 3151-3158 (2007-03-21)
The effects of three metabolic inhibitors (acetylene, methanol, and allylthiourea [ATU]) on the pathways of N2 production were investigated by using short anoxic incubations of marine sediment with a 15N isotope technique. Acetylene inhibited ammonium oxidation through the anammox pathway

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