Urea
SIAL/NIST2152 - NIST® SRM® 2152, combustion calorimetric standard
Synonym: Carbamide; Carbonyldiamide
CAS Number: 57-13-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH4N2O
Molecular Weight: 60.06
MDL Number: MFCD00008022
Linear Formula: NH2CONH2
Product Type: Chemical
application(s) | pharmaceutical (small molecule) |
density | 1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
form | solid |
grade | certified reference material |
InChI | 1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2 |
InChI key | XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA |
manufacturer/tradename | NIST® |
mp | 132-135 °C (lit.) |
packaging | pkg of 25 g |
Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
SMILES string | NC(N)=O |
Application: | Used for the denaturation of proteins and as a mild solubilization agent for insoluble or denatured proteins. Useful for renaturing proteins from samples already denatured with 6 M guanidine chloride such as inclusion bodies. May be used with guanidine hydrochloride and dithiothreitrol (DTT) in the refolding of denatured proteins into their native or active form. |
General description: | SRM 2152_cert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Legal Information: | NIST is a registered trademark of National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Legal Information: | SRM is a registered trademark of National Institute of Standards and Technology |
RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
mp | 132-135 °C (lit.) |
Density | 1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 41116107 |