C2H4N4
84.08 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
Dicyandiamide
CAS461-58-5EC207-312-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
Nitrification inhibitor and curing agent
Dicyandiamide is a cyanoguanidine compound used primarily as a nitrification inhibitor in fertilizers and as a curing agent for epoxy resins. It also serves as an intermediate in the production of pharmaceuticals, explosives, and dyestuffs.
fertilizer additiveepoxy resin curing agentflame retardant
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H332Harmful if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-cyanoguanidine
InChIKey
QGBSISYHAICWAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(#N)N=C(N)N
Synonyms (36)
- DCD
- Cyanoguanidine Metformin Related Compound A USP
- Metformin EP Impurity A
- Metformin impurity A, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- 1-Cyanoguanidine
- 2-Cyanoguanidine
- 3-cyanoguanidine
- ACR-H 3636
- Adeka EH 3636
- Adeka EH 3636AS
- Araldite HT 986
- Araldite XB 2879B
- Araldite XB 2979B
- Bakelite VE 2560
- Cyanamide metabolite
- Dicyanadiamide
- Dicyandiamide
- Dicyandiamido
- Dicyandiamin
- Dicyandiamin [German]
- Dicyanediamide
- Dicyanodiamide
- Dicyanodiamide M.P. RS
- Dyhard 100S
- Guanidine, N-cyano-
- Guanidine, cyano-
- Guanidine-15N3, cyano-15N-
- J3.635H
- Metformin impurity A CRS
- N-Cyanoguanidine
- Pyroset DO
- XB 2879B
- aminocyanocarboxamidine
- cyano-guanidine