Thiourea
SIAL/30885 - ≥99.999% (metals basis)
Synonym: Sulfourea; Thiocarbamide
CAS Number: 62-56-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH4N2S
Molecular Weight: 76.12
EC Number: 200-543-5
MDL Number: MFCD00008067
Linear Formula: NH2CSNH2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.999% (metals basis) |
| cation traces | Ag: ≤0.01 mg/kg |
| Al: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| As: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Au: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Be: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Bi: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤2 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ce: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Cs: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Dy: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Er: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Eu: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤0.5 mg/kg | |
| Ga: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Gd: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ge: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Hf: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Hg: ≤0.005 mg/kg | |
| Ho: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| In: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ir: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤0.2 mg/kg | |
| La: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Li: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Lu: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Mo: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg | |
| Nb: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Nd: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Os: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Pd: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Pr: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Pt: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Rb: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Re: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Rh: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ru: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Sb: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Sc: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Se: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Sm: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Sn: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ta: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Tb: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Te: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Th: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Ti: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Tl: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Tm: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| U: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| V: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| W: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Y: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Yb: ≤0.01 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Zr: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| InChI | 1S/CH4N2S/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2 |
| InChI key | UMGDCJDMYOKAJW-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 170-176 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | NC(N)=S |
| Application: | Chaotropic agent; strong denaturant. Increases solubility and recovery of proteins |
| Application: | Thiourea is a chaotropic agent; strong denaturant. Increases solubility and recovery of proteins. |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H351 - H361fd - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P202 - P264 - P273 - P301 + P312 - P308 + P313 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Purity | ≥99.999% (metals basis) |
| mp | 170-176 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41116105 |




