Thiosemicarbazone
A thiosemicarbazone is an organosulfur compound with the formula H2NC(S)NHN=CR2. Many variations exist, including those where some or all of the NH centers are substituted by organic groups. Thiosemicarbazones are usually produced by condensation of a thiosemicarbazide with an aldehyde or ketone:
- H2NC(S)NHNH2 + O=CR2 → H2NC(S)NHN=CR2 + H2O
In terms of their chemical structures, the CSN3 core atoms are coplanar.[1]
Occurrence and applications
[edit]Some thiosemicarbazones have medicinal properties, e.g. the antiviral metisazone and the antibiotic thioacetazone. Thiosemicarbazones are also widely used as ligands in coordination chemistry.[2] The affinity of thiosemicarbazones for metal ions is exploited in controlling iron overload.[3]
References
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- ^ Campbell, Michel J.M. (1975). "Transition metal complexes of thiosemicarbazide and thiosemicarbazones". Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 15 (2–3): 279–319. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(00)80276-3.
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