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Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea

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Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
Names
Preferred IUPAC name N,N′-Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
Other names dimethylolurea
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 205-444-0
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C3H8N2O3/c6-1-4-3(8)5-2-7/h6-7H,1-2H2,(H2,4,5,8)Key: QUBQYFYWUJJAAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • C(NC(=O)NCO)O
Properties
Chemical formula C3H8N2O3
Molar mass 120.11
Appearance white solid
Melting point 126 °C
Solubility in water good
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

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.

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 978-3-527-30673-2.
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