- Semicarbazide
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Name = Semicarbazide
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Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
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SMILES = NC(NN)=O
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = H2NNHC(=O)NH2
MolarMass = 75.08 g/mol
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organic chemistry , semicarbazide is a derivative ofurea , where NH2 on one side has been replaced with H2NNH2hydrazine , yielding H2NNHC(=O)NH2.Semicarbazide is used as a detection reagent on
thin layer chromatography (TLC). Semicarbazide stains α-keto acids on the TLC plate, which must then be viewed under a UV light to see the results.A thiosemicarbazide is an analog with a sulfur atom in place of the oxygen atom.
ee also
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Semicarbazone
*Carbazone
*Carbazide
*Antitumor Drugs
*Semicarbazide-Cadmium Therapy References
External links
* [http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/79/r79_673.htm Compounds Containing a N-CO-N-N or More Complex Group]
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