Biguanide

Biguanide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Imidodicarbonimidic diamide
Identifiers
CAS Number	56-03-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	507183
ChEBI	CHEBI:3095 ;
ChemSpider	5726 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.229
EC Number	200-251-8;
Gmelin Reference	240093
KEGG	C07672 ;
PubChem CID	5939;
UNII	FB4Q52I9K2 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7074664 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H7N5/c3-1(4)7-2(5)6/h(H7,3,4,5,6,7) Key: XNCOSPRUTUOJCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES N=C(N)NC(=N)N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H7N5
Molar mass	101.113 g·mol−1
Acidity (pKa)	3.07, 13.25
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Biguanide (/baɪˈɡwɒnaɪd/) is the organic compound with the formula HN(C(NH)NH₂)₂. It is a colorless solid that dissolves in water to give a highly basic solution. These solutions slowly hydrolyse to ammonia and urea.^[2]

^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 885. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
^ Güthner T, Mertschenk B, Schulz B (2006). "Guanidine and Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a12_545.pub2. ISBN 3527306730.

[1] International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 885. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.

[Ullmann-2] Güthner T, Mertschenk B, Schulz B (2006). "Guanidine and Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a12_545.pub2. ISBN 3527306730.

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