Product Name:    1,3-Dimethylurea

Synonyms:    1,3-Dimethylurea Factory;N,N'-Dimethylurea Factory;1,3-Dimethylurea COA TDS MSDS;n,n’-dimethylharnstoff;n,n’-dimethyl-ure;N,N'-Dimethylharnstoff;Symmetric dimethylurea;symmetricdimethylurea

CAS:    96-31-1

MF:    C3H8N2O

MW:    88.11

EINECS:    202-498-7

Product Categories:    Chemical Biology;Peptide Chemistry;Bioactive Small Molecules;Building Blocks;Carbonyl Compounds;Cell Biology;Functional Materials;Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials;Chemical Synthesis;DIG-DY;Organic Building Blocks;Ureas;Standard Boc Amino Acids;Amino Acid Derivatives;bc0001;96-31-1

1, 3-Dimethylurea is a urea derivative and used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. It is a colorless crystalline powder with little toxicity. It is also used for synthesis of caffeine, pharmachemicals, textile aids, herbicides and other. In the textile processing industry 1,3-dimethylurea is used as intermediate for the production of formaldehyde-free easy-care finishing agents for textiles. In the Swiss Product Register there are 38 products containing 1,3-dimethylurea, among them 17 products intended for consumer use. Product types are e.g. paints and cleaning agents. The content of 1,3-dimethylurea in consumer products is up to 10 % (Swiss Product Register, 2003). Use in cosmetics has been proposed, but there is no information available as to its actual use in such applications.