Guanidinium carbonate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Guanidinium carbonate
other names	Diguanidinium carbonate; GUANIDINE CARBONATE ( INCI ) ;
Molecular formula	C 3 H 12 N 6 O 3
Brief description	white odorless solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	209-813-7
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.923
PubChem	11650
Wikidata	Q19687227
properties
Molar mass	180.17 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.29 g cm −3
Melting point	231 ° C
solubility	Easily soluble in water (450 g l −1 at 22 ° C); sparingly soluble in ethanol and acetone ;
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302-318
	P: 280-305 + 351 + 338-313
Toxicological data	1045 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , oral )
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Guanidinium carbonate is a chemical compound from the group of guanidinium salts .

Extraction and presentation

Guanidinium carbonate can be obtained by reacting guanidine thiocyanate with potassium carbonate or by reacting nitroguanidine with ammonium carbonate .

properties

Guanidinium carbonate is a flammable, difficult to ignite, moisture-sensitive, crystalline, white, odorless solid that is easily soluble in water. Its aqueous solution has a strongly alkaline reaction.

It has a tetragonal crystal structure with the space group P 4 ₁ 2 ₁ 2 (space group no. 92) . Template: room group / 92

use

Guanidinium carbonate is used as a strong organic base and organic intermediate in soaps and cosmetic products as well as in the textile industry. It is also used in the manufacture of fine chemicals and in shampoos . It is used in different industries to serve different purposes such as: B. in cosmetics as a hair relaxant that smoothes the hair by chemically uncrimping it, in detergents as a synergistic agent and for microencapsulation processes for carbonless paper.

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on GUANIDINE CARBONATE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on December 28, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Entry on guanidinium carbonate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 15, 2019(JavaScript required) .
↑ ^a ^b Data sheet Guanidine carbonate, 98% from AlfaAesar, accessed on January 15, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
↑ Guanidinium carbonate data sheet (PDF) from Merck , accessed on January 15, 2019.

↑ PrepChem.com: Synthesis of GUANIDINE CARBONATE - PrepChem.com , accessed January 15, 2019.

↑ JM Adams, RWH Small: The crystal structure of guanidinium carbonate. In: Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 30, 1974, p. 2191, doi : 10.1107 / S0567740874006716 .

[CosIng-1] Entry on GUANIDINE CARBONATE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on December 28, 2019.

[GESTIS-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Entry on guanidinium carbonate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 15, 2019(JavaScript required) .

[Alfa-3] Data sheet Guanidine carbonate, 98% from AlfaAesar, accessed on January 15, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .

[Merck-4] Guanidinium carbonate data sheet (PDF) from Merck , accessed on January 15, 2019.

[prepchem.com-5] PrepChem.com: Synthesis of GUANIDINE CARBONATE - PrepChem.com , accessed January 15, 2019.

[DOI10.1107/S0567740874006716-6] JM Adams, RWH Small: The crystal structure of guanidinium carbonate. In: Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 30, 1974, p. 2191, doi : 10.1107 / S0567740874006716 .