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Biguanide

Biguanide structure

CAS No:
56-03-1
Formula:
C2H7N5
Chemical Name:
Biguanide
Synonyms:
Imidodicarbonimidic diamide;Biguanide;Diguanide;Guanylguanidine;Guanidine,(aminoiminomethyl)-;Isobiguanide;Biguanide derivs.;XY 10464;61950-67-2
Categories:
Chemical Reagents > Organic Reagents

Description

solid

Biguanide is a member of guanidines.|Biguanide has been investigated for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.|Derivatives of biguanide (the structure formula HN(C(NH)NH2)2) that are primarily used as oral HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS for the treatment of DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 and PREDIABETES.

Biguanide Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

101.11

Exact Mass：

101.11

EC Number：

200-251-8

UNII：

FB4Q52I9K2

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID7074664

Characteristics

PSA：

114

XLogP3：

-2.61

Density：

1.8±0.1 g/cm3

Melting Point：

136 °C

Boiling Point：

189.3±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg

Flash Point：

68.3±22.6 °C

Refractive Index：

1.733

Safety Information

hazard class code：

R36/37/38

safety instructions：

S26-S37/39

Drug Information

MeSH：

Substances which lower blood glucose levels. (See all compounds classified as Hypoglycemic Agents.)

MeSH Entry Terms：

Biguanide

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:101.11
XLogP3:-1.9
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:4
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Rotatable Bond Count:1
Exact Mass:101.07014524
Monoisotopic Mass:101.07014524
Topological Polar Surface Area:114
Heavy Atom Count:7
Complexity:98.6
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes