Urea
Carbamide
CH4N2O Formula wt 60.06
[57-13-6] 8W8T17847W urea
[57-13-6] 8W8T17847W urea
DESCRIPTION
Urea occurs as a colorless to white, prismatic, crystalline powder or as small, white pellets. It is commonly produced from CO2 by ammonolysis or from cyanamide by hydrolysis. It is freely soluble in water and in boiling alcohol, but practically insoluble in chloroform and in ether. It melts at a range of 132° to 135°.