dicyandiamide
Sign in to save2-Cyanoguanidine is a nitrile derived from guanidine. It is a dimer of cyanamide, from which it can be prepared.
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- Subclass of
- imine
- Mass
- 84.044
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- chemical formula
- C₂H₄N₄
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- canonical SMILES
- C(#N)N=C(N)N
- melting point
- 210.0
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2-Cyanoguanidine is a nitrile derived from guanidine. It is a dimer of cyanamide, from which it can be prepared.
==Production and use== 2-Cyanoguanidine is produced by treating cyanamide with base. It is produced in soil by decomposition of cyanamide. A variety of useful compounds are produced from 2-cyanoguanidine, guanidines and melamine. For example, acetoguanamine and benzoguanamine are prepared by condensation of cyanoguanidine with the nitrile:
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