CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Deliquescent solid; Absorbs carbon dioxide from the air; [Merck Index] |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Deliquescent crystalline mass |
| Melting Point | 50 °C |
| Solubility | 1840 mg/L (at 20 °C) |
| Vapor Pressure | 4.1 [mmHg] |
| LogP | -0.6 |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /Nitrogen oxide/. |
| Ionization Efficiency | Positive |
| Dissociation Constants | 12.5 |
| Chemical Classes | Nitrogen Compounds -> Other Nitrogen Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 59.07 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | -1.3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 59.048347172 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 59.048347172 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 75.9 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 4 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 26.3 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Guanidine is an aminocarboxamidine, the parent compound of the guanidines. It is a one-carbon compound, a member of guanidines and a carboxamidine. It is a conjugate base of a guanidinium.