Dithiooxamide

Dithiooxamide

Structural formula of dithiooxamide
Ball-and-stick model of the dithiooxamide molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Ethanedithioamide
Other names dithiooxamide, rubeanic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	79-40-3 checkY
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	2058248 checkY
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PubChem CID	2777982
UNII	HE28T8Z08D checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	{{#property:P3117}}
InChI InChI=1S/C2H4N2S2/c3-1(5)2(4)6/h(H2,3,5)(H2,4,6) checkY Key: OAEGRYMCJYIXQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY InChI=1/C2H4N2S2/c3-1(5)2(4)6/h(H2,3,5)(H2,4,6) Key: OAEGRYMCJYIXQT-UHFFFAOYAT
SMILES S=C(N)C(=S)N
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H4N2S2
Molar mass	120.19 g·mol−1
Density	1.523 g/cm3
Melting point	170 °C (338 °F; 443 K) decomp
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms	GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H302, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS)	External MSDS
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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.