4914. 2-Imidazolidinone

Nomenclature

CAS number: 120-93-4
2-Imidazolidone; ethylene urea.
C3H6N2O; mol wt 86.09.
C 41.85%, H 7.02%, N 32.54%, O 18.58%.

Description and references

Prepd from ethylenediamine and carbon dioxide under the influence of heat and pressure: Mulvaney, Evans, Ind. Eng. Chem. 40, 393 (1948); from ethylenediamine and urea: Schweitzer, J. Org. Chem. 15, 471 (1950). Systematic survey and bibliography: Klaus Hofmann, Imidazole, Part I (Interscience, New York, 1953).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from chloroform, mp 131°. Very sol in water and in hot alc; difficultly sol in ether.

Use

Manuf high polymers, finishing agents for textiles and leather. In the formulation of plasticizers, lacquers, and adhesives. Insecticide: Simkover, US 3242044 (1966 to Shell).