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dithiooxamide

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Also known as ethanedithioamide, rubeanic acid, ethanebis(thioamide)

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. It has also been used as a building block in the synthesis of cyclen.

Chemical data

Formula
C2H4N2S2
Molecular weight
120.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
ethanedithioamide
SMILES
C(=S)(C(=S)N)N
InChIKey
OAEGRYMCJYIXQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.4
Polar surface area
116 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
119.982
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chemical formula
C₂H₄N₂S₂
canonical SMILES
C(=S)(C(=S)N)N
Commons category
Dithiooxamide
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Contents
  • Materials chemistry
  • References

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. It has also been used as a building block in the synthesis of cyclen.

==Materials chemistry== Rubeanic acid has received much attention as a precursor to photonic or electroactive materials. It is a precursor to inorganic C-S-N rings. It condenses with acid chlorides to thiazoles. It forms coordination polymers.

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