Ethylenethiourea

Ethylenethiourea

Formula	CAS
C3H6N2S	96-45-7

Background
Ethylenethiourea is an accelerator in synthetic rubber productions and is a degradation product of ethylenebisdithiocarbamate fungicides such as mancozeb, maneb, and zineb.

Synonyms
Ethylenethiourea
Ethylene thiourea
2-Imidazolidinetione
Imidazoline-2-thiol
2-Mercaptoimidazoline
ETU
Akrochem
ETU-22
NA-22
Robac 22
Sanceller 22
Vulkacit NPV/C

Uses
Rubber

Cross-Reactions

Unusual Reactions

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Referenties

1.	Bruze, M. and S. Fregert, Allergic contact dermatitis from ethylene thiourea. Contact Dermatitis, 1983. 9(3): p. 208-12.
2.	Meding, B., et al., Allergic contact dermatitis from diphenylthiourea in Vulkan heat retainers. Contact Dermatitis, 1990. 22(1): p. 8-12.
3.	Kanerva, L., T. Estlander, and R. Jolanki, Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by thiourea compounds. Contact Dermatitis, 1994. 31(4): p. 242-8.

Author(s):
Allergology: background information on allergens.

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