Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea

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Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N′-Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
Other names
dimethylolurea
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 205-444-0
PubChem CID
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
Appearancewhite solid
Melting point 126 °C
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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] The compound effectively inhibits the corrosion of steel by acids. [2]

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.
  2. ↑ Deng, Shuduan; Li, Xianghong; Xie, Xiaoguang (2014). "Hydroxymethyl urea and 1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl) urea as corrosion inhibitors for steel in HCl Solution". Corrosion Science. 80: 276–289. Bibcode:2014Corro..80..276D. doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2013.11.041.
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