Dithiooxamide

Dithiooxamide
Structural formula of dithiooxamide
Ball-and-stick model of the dithiooxamide molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ethanedithioamide
Other names
dithiooxamide, rubeanic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 79-40-3 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 2058248 checkY
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.095 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 2777982
UNII
  • HE28T8Z08D checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID3020546 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H4N2S2/c3-1(5)2(4)6/h(H2,3,5)(H2,4,6) checkY
    Key: OAEGRYMCJYIXQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C2H4N2S2/c3-1(5)2(4)6/h(H2,3,5)(H2,4,6)
    Key: OAEGRYMCJYIXQT-UHFFFAOYAT
  • S=C(N)C(=S)N
Properties
Chemical formula
 C2H4N2S2
Molar mass 120.19 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
Pictograms
 GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
Hazard statements
 H302, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements
 P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound

Dithiooxamide, also known as rubeanic acid, is an organic compound. It is the sulfur analog of oxamide. It acts as a chelating agent, e.g. in the detection or determination of copper.[2][3] It has also been used as a building block in the synthesis of cyclen.[4]

References

  1. ^ GHS: PubChem
  2. ^ "Stainsfile - Howell's rubeanic acid for copper". stainsfile.info. Archived from the original on 2006-02-13.
  3. ^ "Strengthen science. Advance justice".
  4. ^ David P. Reed and Gary R. Weisman (2004). "1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 10, p. 667.
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