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Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methyl-1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione | |
Other names MTT, MTT 80, N-Methyl-2-thiazolidinethione | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.016.014 |
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Chemical formula | C4H7NS2 |
Molar mass | 133.23 g·mol |
Appearance | White solid |
Melting point | 68–69 °C (154–156 °F; 341–342 K) |
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Signal word | Warning |
Hazard statements | H302 |
Precautionary statements | P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, P501 |
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N-Methyl-2-thiazolidinethione is the organosulfur compound with the formula C2H4S(NCH3)CS. It is classified as a heterocycle called a thiazolidine. It is a colorless or off-white solid. It has gained attention as a proposed low toxicity replacement for ethylenethioureas, which are used as accelerators for the vulcanization of chloroprene rubbers. The compound is prepared by reaction of N-methylethanolamine and carbon disulfide.
See also
- Mercaptobenzothiazole - a structurally similar, but aromatic, vulcanization accelerator
References
- Rüdiger Schubart (2000). "Dithiocarbamic Acid and Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a09_001.