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1,3-dimethylurea
Sign in to save1,3-Dimethylurea (DMU) is a urea derivative and is used in agriculture mainly as a component in fertilizers and soil treatments, primarily to improve nitrogen utilization and promote more efficient plant growth. It is a colorless crystalline powder with little toxicity.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H8N2O
- Molecular weight
- 88.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3-dimethylurea
- SMILES
- CNC(=O)NC
- InChIKey
- MGJKQDOBUOMPEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.5
- Polar surface area
- 41.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 88.064
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- chemical formula
- C₃H₈N₂O
- canonical SMILES
- CNC(=O)NC
- melting point
- 102.0
- Commons category
- 1,3-Dimethylurea
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Uses
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1,3-Dimethylurea (DMU) is a urea derivative and is used in agriculture mainly as a component in fertilizers and soil treatments, primarily to improve nitrogen utilization and promote more efficient plant growth. It is a colorless crystalline powder with little toxicity.
==Uses==
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