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Cyanamide

Catalog No. DB02679 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 420-04-2 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
aminoformonitrile
IUPAC Traditional name
cyanamide

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 420-04-2
PubChem SID 46506862
PubChem CID 9864

PROPERTIES

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description A cyanide compound which has been used as a fertilizer, defoliant and in many manufacturing processes. It often occurs as the calcium salt, sometimes also referred to as cyanamide. The citrated calcium salt is used in the treatment of alcoholism. [PubChem]

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