Urea
Urea is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH4N2O.
- Formula
- CH4N2O
- Molar mass
- 60.056 g/mol
- Also known as
- carbamide, Carbonyldiamide, Ureophil, Carbonyldiamine, Ureaphil, Keratinamin
Overview
Urea is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH4N2O.
Identifiers
- Formula
- CH4N2O
- Molar mass
- 60.056 g/mol
- Also known as
- carbamide, Carbonyldiamide, Ureophil, Carbonyldiamine, Ureaphil, Keratinamin
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C(=O)(N)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)
- PubChem CID
- 1176
Properties
- Melting Point
- 132.70 °C
- Boiling / decomposition
- Decomposes
- Water solubility
- In water, 5.45X10+5 mg/l @ 25 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Urea (CID 1176)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Urea — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1176#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lewis, R.J., Sr (Ed.). Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 13th ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997., p. 1157
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Urea — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1176#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Verschueren, K. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1996., p. 1876
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Urea — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1176#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky SH; Arizona Database of Aqueous Solubilities. Univ of AZ, College of Pharmacy (1989)