Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea

Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
Names
Other names
dimethylolurea
Identifiers
140-95-4
Properties
C3H8N2O3
Molar mass 120.11
Appearance white 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).
Infobox references

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 (2005), "Urea Derivatives", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, doi:10.1002/14356007.o27_o04
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