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ammeline
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Ammeline (4,6-diamino-2-hydroxy-1,3,5-triazine) is a triazine derivative. It is the hydrolysis product of melamine.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H5N5O
- Molecular weight
- 127.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4,6-diamino-1H-1,3,5-triazin-2-one
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 127.049
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- chemical formula
- C₃H₅N₅O
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=NC(=O)N=C(N1)N)N
- discoverer or inventor
- Justus von Liebig
- Commons category
- Ammeline
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Chemical properties
- References
Ammeline (4,6-diamino-2-hydroxy-1,3,5-triazine) is a triazine derivative. It is the hydrolysis product of melamine.
==Synthesis== Ammeline can be synthesized by the pyrolysis of urea or the condensation reaction among 2 moles of dicyandiamide and 1 mole of biuret. 2 C2H4N4 + C2H5N3O2 → 2C3H5N5O + NH3
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