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4-Amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole

4-Amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole is an organic compound with the formula SC<sub>2</sub>N<sub>3</sub>H(NH<sub>2</sub>)(N<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>). The compound consists of a 1,2,4-triazole heterocycle with three functional groups: amine, thioamide and hydrazyl. X-ray crystallography shows that this molecule is polar but with a C=S double bond. It is prepared by the reaction of hydrazine with thiourea:

2 SC(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> + 3 N<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> → SC<sub>2</sub>N<sub>3</sub>H(NH<sub>2</sub>)(N<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>) + 4 NH<sub>3</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>S

The compound has been used as a reagent for the colorimetric detection of aldehydes.

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