H. Dehne et al., THIOOXALIC ACID 2-AMIDE-1-HYDRAZIDE-2-HYD RAZONE - A NEW ZWITTERION COMPOUND, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 86(1-4), 1994, pp. 177-179
The reaction of sodium cyanodithioformate (NaSC(S)CN.3DMF) with hydraz
ine hydrate gives thiooxalic acid 2-amide-1-hydrazide-2-hydrazone in g
ood yields. Spectroscopic data, X-ray analysis, and the chemical behav
iour prove the zwitterionic structure of this compound.