Application of amperometric dead stop end point to iodate procedures in presence of mercuric mercury

Summary A general application of the amperometric Dead Stop end point to direct and indirect determinations with potassium iodate in presence of mercuric mercury has been indicated. Arsenious oxide and hydrazine sulphate may be used as direct primary standards and thiosulphate, thiocyanate, and thiourea are determined by excess iodate and backtitration with either of these standard reagents.Sincere thanks of the authors are due to Prof. S. S. Joshi for kind interest in the work.     

Analysis of metal thiourea complexes by chloramine-T oxidation

Summary A rapid method is described for the analysis of metal thiourea complexes of Zn, Cd, Hg and Cu by adding excess of chloramine-T and determining the excess iodometrically. Colloidal suspensions of metal sulphides (Cu, Hg, Zn, Cd) have been found to undergo rapid oxidation to sulphate quantitatively in acid medium by chloramine-T.

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Zusammenfassung Thioharnstoffkomplexe von Zn, Cd, Hg und Cu lassen sich durch Zugabe von überschüssigem Chloramin-T und jodometrischer Titration des Überschusses analysieren. Kolloidale Suspensionen der entsprechenden Metallsulfide werden mit Chloramin-T in saurem Medium rasch und vollständig zu Sulfat oxydiert.

     

Comparative evolved gas analyses on thermal degradation of thiourea by coupled TG-FTIR and TG/DTA-MS instruments

Identification and monitoring of gaseous species released during thermal decomposition of pure thiourea, (NH₂)₂C=S in argon, helium and air atmosphere have been carried out by both online coupled TG-FTIR and simultaneous TG/DTA-MS apparatuses manufactured by TA Instruments (USA). In both inert atmospheres and air between 182 and 240°C the main gaseous products of thiourea are ammonia (NH₃) and carbon disulfide (CS₂), whilst in flowing air sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and carbonyl sulphide (COS) as gas phase oxidation products of CS₂, and in addition hydrogen cyanide (HCN) also occur, which are detected by both FTIR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric EGA methods. Some evolution of isothiocyanic acid (HNCS) and cyanamide (NH₂CN) vapours have also observed mainly by EGA-FTIR, and largely depending on the experimental conditions. HNCS is hardly identified by mass spectrometry. Any evolution of H₂S has not been detected at any stage of thiourea degradation by either of the two methods. The exothermic heat effect of gas phase oxidation process of CS₂ partially compensates the endothermicity of the corresponding degradation step producing CS₂.     

Sulfonylation from sodium dithionite or thiourea dioxide

The cheap and easily available sodium dithionite and thiourea dioxide have been used as the source of sulfonyl group in the synthesis of sulfones and sulfonamides recently.Compared with other methods for the sulfonylation reactions,the strategies using sodium dithionite or thiourea dioxide provide an alternative and complementary route to diverse sulfonyl compounds.During the reaction process,sulfur dioxide anion radical is the key intermediate,which is usually generated from a single electron transfer under suitable conditions.The advantages using sodium dithionite or thiourea dioxide in the sulfonylation reactions include mild conditions and broad substrate scope with excellent functional group compatibility.Further applications by using sodium dithionite and thiourea dioxide in organic transformations will be anticipated.     

Structure and stability of thiourea with water, DFT and MP2 calculations

The relative stabilities of thiourea in water are investigated computationally by considering thiourea–water complexes containing up to 1–6 water molecules (CS(NH₂)₂(H₂O)_n=1–6) using density functional theory and MP2 ab initio molecular orbital theory. The results show that the thiourea complex is stable and has an unusually high affinity for incoming water molecules. The clusters are progressively stabilized by the addition of water molecules, as indicated by the increasing of the binding energy. The binding energy of the cluster to each H₂O molecule is about 33 kJ mol⁻¹ for n=1–5.The C–S bond, N–C bond distance, Mulliken populations and binding energy keep approximately constant as the clusters increase in size with an increasing number of H₂O molecules. As the solvation progresses, the C–S distance increases monotonically while the Mulliken populations on the C–S bond reduces monotonically with the addition of each H₂O molecule, indicating that the C–S bond of the thiourea unit in the clusters is de-stabilized with an increasing number of H₂O molecules. Charge transfers for the clusters are mainly found at N, S atoms of the thiourea.     

Vibrational spectra of iodine and bromine thiourea complexes

The vibrational spectra of iodine and bromine thiourea charge transfer complexes in the solid state were obtained. The Raman spectrum shows a very strong band at 215 and 255 cm⁻¹, for the iodine and bromine complex respectively.In the case of iodine, the vibrational spectrum can be interpreted on the basis of the structure proposed by the X-ray study. The data obtained in the present investigation, strongly suggest that the bromine complex has a similar structure, albeit smaller stability.     

Synthesis and characterization of tungsten carbonyl complexes containing N-methyl substituted urea and thiourea ligands

Six new mixed-ligand tungsten carbonyl complexes containing N-methyl substituted urea and thiourea of the type W(CO)₄[RCH₂N-(C=X)NH₂] where X?=?O or S and R?=?morpholine, piperidine and diphenylamine are reported. These have been prepared by refluxing hexacarbonyl tungsten(0) with corresponding ligands in THF to produce cis-disubstituted products, [(L-L)W(CO)₄] where L-L?=?a chelating bidentate ligand, morpholinomethyl urea (MMU), morpholinomethyl thiourea (MMTU), piperidinomethyl urea (PMU), piperidinomethyl thiourea (PMTU), diphenylaminomethyl urea (DAMU) and diphenylaminomethyl thiourea (DAMTU). The compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic and ¹³C NMR spectra, magnetic moments and conductivity measurements. The IR spectra suggests that in all the complexes, the ligands are bidentate chelating, coordinating the metal through carbonyl oxygen or thiocarbonyl sulphur and the ring nitrogen or tert-nitrogen of diphenylamine. The CO force constants and CO–CO interaction constants for these derivatives have also been calculated using Cotton–Kraihanzel secular equations, which indicate poor π-bonding ability of the ligands. ¹³C NMR and electronic spectra reveal loss of cis-carbonyl ligands to produce cis-disubstituted tetracarbonyl derivatives. Molecular modeling studies have been carried out using Hyperchem release 7.52 which suggest a distorted octahedral geometry for these complexes.     

Iodine monochloride end point in the oxidation of thiocyanate by permanganate. Determination of cerium

Summary A new volumetric method for cerium determination based on the quantitative reduction of Ce(SO₄)₂ by excess potassium thiocyanate and titration of the excess with standard KMnO₄ to the ICl end point has been described.Sincere thanks of the authors are due to Professor S. S. Joshi for facilities and kind interest in the work. The award of a U. P. Scientific Research Committee Scholarship to one of us (M.K.J.) is also gratefully acknowledged.     

Deamination of cis and trans-aziridines using diethyl thiourea and iodine

Various non-activated aziridines reacted with diethyl thiourea in the presence of iodine in DCM to give the corresponding trans-alkenes as a sole product in good to excellent yields.     

SERS study of the interaction of thiourea with a copper electrode in sulphuric acid solution

The electrochemical interaction of thiourea with a copper electrode in sulphuric acid solution was investigated using Fourier transform Raman and in situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. SERS spectra of thiourea at a copper electrode were obtained in solutions containing greater than 5 ppm thiourea; the spectra obtained were consistent with adsorption of the molecule on the copper electrode via the sulphur atom. The SERS spectra provide evidence of complex formation involving thiourea and sulphate species at the electrode surface.     

Effect of thiourea and substituted thioureas on dynein ATPase and on the turbidity response of Tetrahymena cilia.

The effects of thiourea and of several substituted thioureas -- phenylthiourea, alpha-naphtylthiourea, metiamide, and burimamide -- on dynein ATPase have been studied. The substituted thioureas are over 30 times more potent than thiourea in causing enhancement of 30S dynein ATPase activity and inhibition of 14S dynein ATPase activity. The effects of thiourea and phenylthiourea can be prevented by very low concentrations of beta-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol. Axonemal ATPase is also enhanced by the thioureas, but the reaction proceeds more slowly than for solubilized 30S dynein. Enhancement of 30S dynein ATPase by metiamide is prevented by low (approximately 1 microM) concentrations of ATP and, less effectively, by AMP-PNP, but not by AMP-PCP even though the latter is a stronger inhibitor of 30S dynein ATPase than is AMP-PNP. The thioureas inhibit the ATP-induced decrease in turbidity (measured as delta A350) of axonemal suspensions. Inhibition of the turbidity response is also prevented by low concentrations of beta-mercaptoethanol, but, in contrast to the irreversible enhancement of ATPase activity, inhibition of the turbidity response is largely reversible. The ability of 30S dynein to rebind onto twice-extracted axonemes is not changed by treatment with phenylthiourea or metiamide. These observations indicate that the thioureas react with at least two sets of SH or S--S groups on axonemes. Reaction with the group(s) on the 30S dynein causes an apparently irreversible enhancement of ATPase activity. Reaction with another group(s) causes a reversible inhibition of the turbidity response.     

Multilayer film of thiourea and gold nanoparticles as an effective platform for immobilization of activated non-labeled-DNA and construction of an ultrasensitive electrochemical DNA biosensor

In this work, self assembly of thiourea and gold nano-particle multilayer built up on a thiourea modified gold nanoparticles Au electrode, has been used as a platform for immobilization of activated ss-DNA. Two NH₂ group of thiourea on a multilayer surface can interact with an activated phosphate group of non-labeled ss-DNA. Activated non-labeled ss-DNA was prepared using N-(3 dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and N-hydroxy-succinimide (NHS). The whole DNA biosensor fabrication process was characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) methods with the use of ferricyanide as an electrochemical redox indicator. Methylene Blue (MB) was used as the electrochemical indicator for monitoring the hybridization reaction after hybridized with the target ssDNA and the reduction current of MB intercalation decreased with increasing the concentration of target DNA, ranging from 7.9 × 10^–13 to 1.2 × 10^–8 M with a very low detection limit of 3.8 × 10^–13 M (S/N = 3).     

Molecular orientation of thiourea chemisorbed on copper and silver surfaces

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy has been used to study chemisorbed thiourea complexes on Cu and Ag electrodes. It was found that the thiourea molecule was bonded via its S atom to the Cu and Ag ad-atoms on the substrates.     

Some substituted thiourea complexes of molybdenum carbonyl

Preparation of monosubstituted thiourea complexes of molybdenum carbonyl [Mo(CO)₅L] both by thermal and UV irradiation methods have been described. The ligands (L) used were N,N′-dimethylthiourea (DMTU), N,N′-diphenylthiourea (DPTU), tetramethylthiourea (TMTU) and tetraethylthiourea (TETU). The complexes [Mo(CO)₅(L)] were characterised by NMR, IR, UV-visible and elemental analyses.     

Theoretical study on interactions between thiourea S‐monoxide and water

This work investigated the hydrolyzation of thiourea monoxide using density functional theory (DFT) and Møller–Plesset second‐order (MP2) Theory. We obtained the equilibrium structures and other molecular properties of the clusters. The results show that thiourea monoxide has a good solubility in water solvent, and as indicated, the binding energies of the clusters are increased progressively by the addition of water molecules. Furthermore, the increases of the distance(C? S) and (S? O) by the addition of water molecules indicate that the strength of the C? S and S? O bonds are weakened. When n = 7 (n, the number of water molecules), the C? S bonds of Clusters VII ruptured. We conclude that thiourea monoxide can be decomposed in aqueous solution. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

Spectroscopic investigations and structural confirmation studies on thiourea

The Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectra of thiourea have been studied in the region 4000–400 and 4000–10 cm^?1, respectively. A complete vibrational analysis on the molecular structure of thiourea has been made on the basis of C_2υ point group symmetry. The validity of the vibrational assignments on the structure of thiourea is supported by evaluating the molecular constants and the potential energy distribution.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of thiourea and thiourea derivatives

Adsorptive stripping voltammetry of thiourea, α-naphthylthiourea and diphenyl-thiourea is discussed. In perchlorate solution, these compounds are adsorbed at the hanging mercury drop electrode at positive potentials (or at open circuit) and can be stripped in a cathodic scan. Detection limits are 2.5 ng l^?1 for thiourea, 80 ng l^?1 for α-naphthylthiourea and 50 ng l^?4 for diphenylthiourea. The method is applicable in the determination of thiourea in cattle-feed and in the direct analysis of urine.     

Study of acid and reductant functions of hydrazine sulphate by iodate-iodide mixture

Summary Hydrazine sulphate was found to liberate two atoms of iodine per molecule, when treated with an excess of iodate and iodide, and this was determined by thiosulphate or arsenious oxide in borax-boric acid buffer. The study of the action of iodate-iodide mixture on hydrazine sulphate at different stages of neutralisation and decomposition was carried out and iodometric relationships were verified. An interesting titration involving hydrazine sulphate both as a titrant and the titrating solution following its different reactions towards iodate-iodide mixture and iodine, is described. Hydrazine sulphate is found to be a satisfactory standard for the titration of iodine in presence of an alkaline buffer.Sincere thanks of the authors are due to Dr. S. S. Joshi, D. Sc. (London), for kind interest in the work.     

Silicas with thiourea grafted groups for the concentration of heavy metal ions

Two methods for the chemical bonding of thiourea and its derivatives on dispersed silica have been developed as a result of a detailed study of the process of the thiourea chemisorption on silica surface. Obtained S-containing silicas possess a high extraction efficiency for heavy metal ions.     

Growth and characterization of tris thiourea chromium(III) sulphate

Single crystal of tris thiourea chromium(III) sulphate was grown by slow evaporation technique at 303?K. The structural properties of the grown crystals were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction analysis. FTIR and UV spectra provide information about the presence of functional groups. Thermal analysis confirms that the crystal is thermally stable up to 163.48?°C. The TG curve presented a two-step mass loss on heating the compound at 0?C1,200?°C.