Thiourea

Thiourea (CAS 62-56-6) is an organosulfur compound used as a reducing agent, complexing agent, and reaction intermediate.

Where is Thiourea used?

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing: intermediate in synthesizing active compounds, including certain antithyroid drugs and antimicrobial agents
• Printing and packaging: photographic fixing baths and toning solutions, where metal-complexing behavior controls image development chemistry and stability
• Textile and leather processing: reducing agent for bleaching and surface preparation
• It also functions as a catalyst precursor in hydrothermal synthesis routes for sulfide-based nanomaterials and pigments.

Commercial specifications

• Purity typically specified at 99% or above for most commercial grades
• Higher-purity grades meet pharmaceutical or reagent specifications
• Standard packaging from small laboratory quantities to bulk industrial quantities