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An Investigation into the Structure and Chemical Properties of Formamidine Sulfinic Acid

An Investigation into the Structure and Chemical Properties of Formamidine Sulfinic Acid The use of formamidine sulfinic acid in the textile industry goes back many years, particularly as an agent for the reduction or “vatting” of vat dyes, to form the water-soluble leuco species, when dyeing or printing cellulosic fibers. Many workers have labeled this agent as thiourea dioxide and theorized that its reducing power developed through the existence of two isomeric forms: thiourea dioxide (the sulfone), and formamidine sulfinate. This article has used solid and solution Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy to show that the name thiourea dioxide is a misnomer since the compound does not exist in the six-valent state, but is stabilized in the four-valent state by formation of a strong internal zwitterion as shown in the article. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Spectroscopy SAGE

An Investigation into the Structure and Chemical Properties of Formamidine Sulfinic Acid

Applied Spectroscopy , Volume 68 (12): 6 – Dec 1, 2014

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 2014 Society for Applied Spectroscopy
ISSN
0003-7028
eISSN
1943-3530
DOI
10.1366/13-07306
pmid
25357155
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Abstract

The use of formamidine sulfinic acid in the textile industry goes back many years, particularly as an agent for the reduction or “vatting” of vat dyes, to form the water-soluble leuco species, when dyeing or printing cellulosic fibers. Many workers have labeled this agent as thiourea dioxide and theorized that its reducing power developed through the existence of two isomeric forms: thiourea dioxide (the sulfone), and formamidine sulfinate. This article has used solid and solution Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy to show that the name thiourea dioxide is a misnomer since the compound does not exist in the six-valent state, but is stabilized in the four-valent state by formation of a strong internal zwitterion as shown in the article.

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Applied SpectroscopySAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2014

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