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Dicyandiamide (DCDA)
KSMCAS 461-58-5
$2.8–3.2/kg
- Pharmacopeia grade
- Technical
- Purity
- ≥98.0%
- MOQ
- 1000 kg
- Lead time
- 4 weeks
- Shelf life
- 36 months
- Storage
- 15–25°C, dry
- Sample
- Not offered
Identity & chemistry
- IUPAC name
- Cyanoguanidine
- Molecular formula
- C2H4N4
- Molecular weight
- 84.08g/mol
- InChI key
- RXGJHLEKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- NC(=N)NC#N
Quality specification
- Analytical method
- GC-FID; HPLC-UV; 1H-NMR
Synthesis & starting materials
- Parent API
- Metformin Hydrochloride
- Parent API CAS
- 1115-70-4
- Synthesis step
- Step 1 (Early)
- Total steps in route
- 2
- Role in synthesis
- Biguanide core precursor — provides the guanidyl group
- ICH Q11 classification
- ICH Q11 Starting Material
- Genotoxic concern
- No genotoxic concern
- Nitrosamine risk
- Not applicable at starting-material stage
Manufacturing & capacity
- Annual capacity
- 1200MT/yr
- Current utilisation
- 55%
Commercial terms
- Price unit
- kg
- MOQ unit
- kg
Also supplying Metformin Hydrochloride
Compliance & documentation
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