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Also known as benzenecarboximidamide

Benzamidine is an organic compound with the formula C6H5C(NH)NH2. It is the simplest aryl amidine. The compound is a white solid that is slightly soluble in water. It is usually handled as the hydrochloride salt, a white, water-soluble solid.

Chemical data

Formula
C7H8N2
Molecular weight
120.15 g/mol
IUPAC name
benzenecarboximidamide
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=N)N
InChIKey
PXXJHWLDUBFPOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.7
Polar surface area
49.9 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
120.069
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chemical formula
C₇H₈N₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=N)N
Commons category
Benzamidine
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  • Applications
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Benzamidine is an organic compound with the formula C6H5C(NH)NH2. It is the simplest aryl amidine. The compound is a white solid that is slightly soluble in water. It is usually handled as the hydrochloride salt, a white, water-soluble solid.

==Structure== Benzamidine has one short C=NH bond and one longer C-NH2 bond, which are respectively 129 and 135 pm in length, respectively.

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