- Thioacetamide
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Name = Thioacetamide
ImageFile = TA.png
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IUPACName = Thioacetamide
OtherNames = acetothioamide, ethanethioamide, TAA, thioacetimidic acid, TA
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
SMILES = CC(N)=S
CASNo = 62-55-5
RTECS = AC8925000
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C2H5NS
MolarMass = 75.13 g/mol
Appearance = colourless crystals, slightmercaptan odor
Density = 1.269 g/cm³
Solubility = good, with hydrolysis
MeltingPt = 115 °C
BoilingPt = decomp.
Section3 = Chembox Structure
CrystalStruct =monoclinic
Dipole =
Section7 = Chembox Hazards
ExternalMSDS = [http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TH/thioacetamide.html MSDS]
MainHazards = stench
FlashPt = ?°C
RPhrases = R22 R36 R37 R45
SPhrases = S45 S53
Section8 = Chembox Related
OtherCpds =acetamide , dithioacetic acidThioacetamide is an
organosulfur compound with the formula CH3CSNH2. This white crystalline solid is soluble in water and serves as a source ofhydrogen sulfide in the synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds. It is a prototypicalthioamide .Coordination chemistry
Thioacetamide was widely used in classical
qualitative inorganic analysis as an in situ source for sulfide ions. Thus, treatment of aqueous solutions of many metal cations to a solution of thioacetamide affords the corresponding metal sulfide::M2+ + CH3C(S)NH2 + H2O → MS + CH3C(O)NH2 + 2 H+ (M = Ni, Pb, Cd, Hg)Related precipitations occur for sources of soft trivalent cations (As3+, Sb3+, Bi3+) and monovalent cations (Ag+, Cu+).Preparation
Thioacetamide is prepared by treating acetamide with
phosphorus pentasulfide as shown in the following idealized reaction: [OrgSynth | author = George Schwarz | title = 2,4-Dimethylthiazole | collvol = 3 | collvolpages = 332 | year = 1955 | prep = cv3p0332] :CH3C(O)NH2 + 1/4 P4S10 → CH3C(S)NH2 + 1/4 P4S6O4tructure
The C2NH2S portion of the molecule is planar; the C-S and C-N distances are 1.713 and 1.324 Å, both indicating multiple bonding. [Mary R. Truter "An accurate determination of the crystal structure of thioacetamide" Journal of the Chemical Society, 1960, pp. 997-1007. DOI: 10.1039/JR9600000997]
afety
Thioacetamide is
carcinogen class 2B.References
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