Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Thiourea is an organosulfur compound with the formula SC(NH2)2 . It is structurally similar to urea except that the oxygen atom is replaced by a sulfur atom but the properties of urea and thiourea differ significantly. Thiourea is a reagent in organic synthesis. Thioureas refers to a broad class of compounds with the general structure (R1R2N)(R3R4N)C=S. Thioureas are related to thioamides e.g. RC(S)NR2 where R is methyl ethyl etc.
