The synthesis of 4-methyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (MTSC) using N,N-diisopropylethylamine as base / Colette de Klerk
4-Methyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (MTSC) is an intermediate for the synthesis of 5-t-butyl-2-methylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (BTDA), the precursor of tebuthiuron, a broad-spectrum herbicide. The current production process for MTSC being used at Sanachem's Devchem plant in Sasolburg entails the hydrazi...
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Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9609 |