4471-51-6

Basic information

• Product Name: N-(aminoiminomethyl)formamide
• Synonyms: N-(aminoiminomethyl)formamide;N-Amidinoformamide;Einecs 224-744-2;N-(diaminomethylidene)formamide
• CAS NO: 4471-51-6
• Molecular Formula: C₂H₅N₃O
• Molecular Weight: 87.0806
• EINECS: 224-744-2
• Mol File: 4471-51-6.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 249.3°Cat760mmHg
• Flash Point: 104.6°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.45g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 0.0231mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.567
• CAS DataBase Reference: N-(aminoiminomethyl)formamide(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: N-(aminoiminomethyl)formamide(4471-51-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: N-(aminoiminomethyl)formamide(4471-51-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 4471-51-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Uses

N-Formylguanidine is used in the preparation of Amiloride (A578700), a sodium channel blocker used as a diuretic drug.

InChI:InChI=1/C2H5N3O/c3-2(4)5-1-6/h1H,(H4,3,4,5,6)

Upstream product

• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 113-00-8 guanidine nitrate 
• 109-94-4 formic acid ethyl ester 
• 127099-85-8 dicyandiamide 

Downstream Products

• 504-08-5 2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazine 
• 4122-04-7 2-amino-1,3,5-triazine 
• 1193309-48-6 4-(3-methoxy-benzyl)-[1,3,5]triazin-2-ylamine 

Relevant articles and documents

Bicyclic amidines

New amidine/isocyanate adducts are particularly useful as catalysts for hardening epoxy resins, in particular pulverulent coating compositions based on epoxy resins. New bicyclic amidines are excellent starting materials for manufacturing these amidine/isocyanate adducts.