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SEMICARBAZIDE HYDROCHLORIDE AR

Product code RXSOL-60-6605-413

SEMICARBAZIDE HYDROCHLORIDE AR

Description

One preparation method involves reacting carbon monoxide with hydrazine at superatmospheric pressures and at temperatures in the range from 0° C. to 200° C. and in the presence of a catalytic amount of a metal carbonyl to obtain semicarbazide which was acidified to yield the desired salt.

Application
Application

Semicarbazide hydrochloride is a general reagent used to synthesize semicarbazones from aldehydes and ketones. It can be used to build a variety of heterocyclic compounds, some of which are potent antimicrobial and antiviral agents. It can also be used to prepare corrosion inhibitors.