Benzoylhydrazine, also known as benzenecarbohydrazide, or benzoic hydrazide is an organic chemical compound, which is a hydrazide functionally linked to benzoic acid. It is typically used as a precursor in pharmaceutical and chemical synthesis, or used as a chemical intermediate for the production of hydrazine-based products.
During metabolism it forms metabolites including hydrazine, benzoic acid and hippuric acid.
It is both neurotoxic and hepatoxic as well as an osteolathyrogen and carcinogen, and also a potential teratogen that affects the development of fetal abnormalities.
The mechanism responsible for the development of osteolathyrism is identical to the reference osteolathyrogen ò-aminopropionitrile.
A violent reaction occurs with benzeneselenic acid. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides.