Thiourea
Thiourea is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH4N2S.
- Formula
- CH4N2S
- Molar mass
- 76.12 g/mol
- Also known as
- Thiocarbamide, Isothiourea, Sulfourea, 2-Thiourea, Pseudothiourea, Thiuronium
Overview
Thiourea is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH4N2S.
Identifiers
- Formula
- CH4N2S
- Molar mass
- 76.12 g/mol
- Also known as
- Thiocarbamide, Isothiourea, Sulfourea, 2-Thiourea, Pseudothiourea, Thiuronium
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C(=S)(N)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/CH4N2S/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)
- PubChem CID
- 2723790
Properties
- Melting Point
- 176-178 °C
- Boiling / decomposition
- Decomposes at boiling point
- Density
- 1.405 g/cu cm at 25 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 1.42X10+5 mg/L at 25 °C
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Thiourea (CID 2723790)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Thiourea — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723790#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013., p. 1735
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Thiourea — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723790#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Verschueren, K. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals. Volumes 1-2. 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons. New York, NY. 2001, p. 1997
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Thiourea — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723790#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-512
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Thiourea — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723790#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Seidell A; Solubilities of Organic Compounds. New York, NY: D. Van Norstrand (1941)