Thiobarbituric acid is an organic compound and a heterocycle. It is used as a reagent in assaying malondialdehyde (the TBARS assay of lipid peroxidation).[1]

Thiobarbituric acid
Ball-and-stick model of thiobarbituric acid
Ball-and-stick model of thiobarbituric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Sulfanylidene-1,3-diazinane-4,6-dione
Other names
2-Thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6(1H,5H)-dione
2-Thiobarbituric acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 207-985-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H4N2O2S/c7-2-1-3(8)6-4(9)5-2/h1H2,(H2,5,6,7,8,9) ☒N
    Key: RVBUGGBMJDPOST-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C4H4N2O2S/c7-2-1-3(8)6-4(9)5-2/h1H2,(H2,5,6,7,8,9)
    Key: RVBUGGBMJDPOST-UHFFFAOYAX
  • O=C(NC(N1)=S)CC1=O
Properties
C4H4N2O2S
Molar mass 144.15 g/mol
Melting point 245 °C (473 °F; 518 K)
-72.9·10−6 cm3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It is also used in Kodak Fogging Developer FD-70, part of the Kodak Direct Positive Film Developing Outfit for making black and white slides (positives).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) Assay Archived 2006-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, AMDCC Protocols, Animal Models of Diabetic Complications Consortium
  2. ^ "Kodak Direct Positive Film 5246" (PDF). 125px.com. Kodak. Retrieved 6 November 2019.