Thiocarbanilide is an organic chemical compound with the formula (C6H5NH)2CS.
It is prepared by the reaction of aniline and carbon disulfide.
Thiocarbanilide is commonly used as a vulcanization accelerator for rubber,[2] and as a stabilizer for PVC and PVDC.
Its use as a vulcanization accelerator was discovered by BF Goodrich chemist George Oenslager.
[3] Thiocarbanilide reacts with phosphorus pentachloride or hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, acetic anhydride or iodine to produce phenyl isothiocyanate.