Acetone thiosemicarbazide
Agent Name
Acetone thiosemicarbazide
CAS Number
1752-30-3
Formula
C4-H9-N3-S
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
2-(1-Methylethylidene)hydrazinecarbothioamide; Acetone thiosemicarbazone; Acetonethiosemicarbazone; Acetonthiosemikarbazon [Czech]; Hydrazinecarbothioamide, 2-(1-methylethylidene)-; Thiosemicarbazone acetone; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Other Nitrogen Compounds
Description
Solid; [CAMEO] White to pale brown solid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Agricultural chemical and experimental pesticide; [ChemIDplus]]
Comments
No cases of human poisoning reported; May cause skin and eye irritation; In feeding studies of animals, may cause goiter, bone marrow depression, CNS stimulation, seizures, hyperglycemia, and pulmonary edema; [HSDB] May cause skin and eye irritation, pulmonary edema, hyperglycemia, and seizures; [CAMEO] Causes convulsions in inhalation lethal-dose studies of rats; Causes convulsions, acute pulmonary edema, and hemorrhage in ocular lethal-dose studies of rabbits; Causes convulsions and dyspnea in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) = 72 mg/m3/2h
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: