Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N′-Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
Other names
dimethylolurea
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.950 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 205-444-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H8N2O3/c6-1-4-3(8)5-2-7/h6-7H,1-2H2,(H2,4,5,8)
    Key: QUBQYFYWUJJAAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(NC(=O)NCO)O
Properties
C3H8N2O3
Molar mass 120.11
Appearance white solid
Melting point 126 °C
good
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea is an organic compound with the formula OC(NHCH2OH)2. This white water-soluble solid is an intermediate in the formation of urea-formaldehyde resins. It forms upon treatment of urea with an excess of formaldehyde.[1]

References

  1. ^ C. Nitschke; G. Scherr (2012). "Urea Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.o27_o04. ISBN 978-3527306732.
Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea"