Thiourea dioxide: a versatile green compound with untapped potential—a review
Abstract
Thiourea dioxide (TUD) is a versatile chemical that adheres to many principles of green chemistry and sustainable development in research and industrial settings. Its eco-friendly nature, high stability, low toxicity, and water solubility have rendered TUD highly effective in roles as a reducing agent in textile dyeing and paper bleaching, a green reductant in environmental remediation and materials chemistry, a regulator in controlled radical polymerization, an organocatalyst and reagent in bio-related synthesis and catalysis, and a substrate in oxidative decomposition processes. The advantages, limitations, and future prospects of TUD in each field are critically discussed to provide a clear perspective on its current status and potential for sustainable chemical processes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
Synthesis of Organic Compounds
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 201
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 505–530
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Language
- EN