Urea

English Name: Urea

CAS No.: 57-13-6

Molecular formula: CH4N2O

Molecular weight: 60.06

EINECS No.: 200-315-5

Chemical properties: colorless crystal. Soluble in water, ethanol and benzene, almost insoluble in ether and chloroform.

Purpose:

1. Urea is an important raw material for pesticide production. It can produce fungicides such as cyanogen urealyticum, ethazol, insecticides Triazophos, phoxim, pyrimidophos, fenitrile, permethrin, herbicide Chlorsulfuron, etc.

2. Used as fertilizer.

3. It is used for the separation of nitrogen oxides, nitrite and chromatographic analysis. It is also used as a biological culture agent

Properties

Urea is a nitrogenous compound containing a carbonyl group attached to two amine groups with osmotic diuretic activity. In vivo, urea is formed in the liver via the urea cycle from ammonia and is the final end product of protein metabolism. Administration of urea elevates blood plasma osmolality, resulting in enhanced flow of water from tissues, including the brain, cerebrospinal fluid and eye, into interstitial fluid and plasma, thereby decreasing pressure in those tissues and increasing urine outflow.

CAS No.

57-13-6

Formula

CH4N2O

Molecular Mass

60.05530

Exact Mass

60.03240

PSA

69.11000

Logp

0.42440