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Semicarbazide




In Organic Chemistry , semicarbazide is a derivative of Urea , where NH2 on one side has been replaced with H2NNH2 Hydrazine , yielding H2NNHC(=O)NH2.

Semicarbazide is used as a detection reagent on Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). Semicarbazide stains α-keto acids on the TLC plate, which must then be viewed under a UV light to see the results.