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(E/Z)-azodicarbonamide
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Azodicarbonamide, ADCA, ACA, ADA, or 'azo(bis)formamide', is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is a yellow to orange-red, odorless, crystalline powder. It is sometimes called "the yoga mat chemical" because of widespread use in foamed plastics. It was first described by John Bryden in 1959.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4N4O2
- Molecular weight
- 116.08 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- carbamoyliminourea
- SMILES
- C(=O)(N)N=NC(=O)N
- InChIKey
- XOZUGNYVDXMRKW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1
- Polar surface area
- 111 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 116.033425368
- Has use
- flour treatment agent
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- canonical SMILES
- C(=O)(N)N=NC(=O)N
- MCN code
- 2927.00.21
- chemical formula
- C₂H₄N₄O₂
- Commons category
- Azodicarbonamide
- melting point
- 225
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Applications
- Blowing agent
- Food additive
- Safety and regulation
- Occupational (inhalation)
- Food (ingestion)
- References
- External links
Azodicarbonamide, ADCA, ACA, ADA, or 'azo(bis)formamide, is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is a yellow to orange-red, odorless, crystalline powder. It is sometimes called "the yoga mat chemical" because of widespread use in foamed plastics. It was first described by John Bryden in 1959.
==Synthesis== It is prepared in two steps via treatment of urea with hydrazine to form biurea, as described in this idealized equation:
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