1-Phenyl-2-thiourea
Agent Name
1-Phenyl-2-thiourea
CAS Number
103-85-5
Formula
C7-H8-N2-S
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
1-Phenylthiourea; Fenylthiomocovina [Czech]; N-Phenylthiourea; PTU; Phenylthiocarbamide; Phenylthiourea; Thiourea, phenyl-; U 6324; Urea, 1-phenyl-2-thio-; [ChemIDplus] UN2767
Category
Thiourea Compounds
Description
Solid; [Merck Index] White or light brown powder; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used to make rodenticides, as repellant for rats, rabbits, and weasels, and in medical genetics; [HSDB]
Comments
After ingestion or skin absorption, may cause difficulty breathing, cyanosis, hypothermia, pleural effusions, pulmonary edema, and hyperglycemia; Teratogenic in mice; No evidence of carcinogenicity in rats or mice; [HSDB] Causes hyperglycemia in intraperitoneal lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] A skin and eye irritant; [EPA] An irritant; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.00209 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
The Guide to the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Phenyl urea pesticides, solid, toxic" VP from ChemIDplus;
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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