4-Phenylthiosemicarbazide (4-PTSC) is a

thiosemicarbazide Thiosemicarbazide is the chemical compound with the formula H2NC(S)NHNH2. A white, odorless solid, it is related to thiourea (H2NC(S)NH2) by the insertion of an NH center. They are commonly used as ligands for transition metals. Many thiosemicar ...

used as an

agricultural chemical An agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of ''agricultural chemical'', is a chemical product used in industrial agriculture. Agrichemical refers to biocides (pesticides including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides) and sy ...

and

pesticide Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests. This includes herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, microbicide, fungicide, and lampri ...

. It also possesses antibacterial properties attributed to electron delocalization in the thiosemicarbazide

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References

External links

EPA - Pesticides Fact Sheets
Pesticides Semicarbazides Phenyl compounds {{organic-compound-stub