1,3-Dimethylurea CAS NO.96-31-1

1,3-Dimethylurea Basic information

Product Name:	1,3-Dimethylurea
Synonyms:	(CH3NH)2CO;1,3-dimethyl-ure;n,n’-dimethylharnstoff;n,n’-dimethyl-ure;N,N'-Dimethylharnstoff;Symmetric dimethylurea;symmetricdimethylurea;Urea, 1,3-dimethyl-
CAS:	96-31-1
MF:	C3H8N2O
MW:	88.11
EINECS:	202-498-7
Product Categories:	Functional Materials;Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials;Bioactive Small Molecules;Building Blocks;Carbonyl Compounds;Cell Biology;Chemical Synthesis;DIG-DY;Organic Building Blocks;Ureas;Standard Boc Amino Acids;Amino Acid Derivatives;Chemical Biology;Peptide Chemistry

1,3-Dimethylurea Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties	white crystals
General Description	Colorless crystals.
Air & Water Reactions	Water soluble.
Reactivity Profile	1,3-Dimethylurea is an amide. Amides/imides react with azo and diazo compounds to generate toxic gases. Flammable gases are formed by the reaction of organic amides/imides with strong reducing agents. Amides are very weak bases (weaker than water). Imides are less basic yet and in fact react with strong bases to form salts. That is, they can react as acids. Mixing amides with dehydrating agents such as P2O5 or SOCl2 generates the corresponding nitrile. The combustion of these compounds generates mixed oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
Health Hazard	ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: When heated to decomposition 1,3-Dimethylurea emits toxic fumes.
Fire Hazard	Flash point data for 1,3-Dimethylurea are not available; 1,3-Dimethylurea is probably combustible.