SODIUM DIMETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE HYDRATE

Chelating agent

Crystallise it from a small volume of H2O, or dissolve it in the minimum volume of H2O and add cold Me2CO, collect it and dry it in air. The solubility in Me2CO is 50g/400mL. The dihydrate loses H2O on heating at 115o to give the hemi-hydrate which decomposes on further heating [Kulka Can J Chem 34 1096 1956]. [Beilstein 4 IV 233.]