Guanidine

Guanidine (synonyms: aminomethanamidine, aminoformamidine, carbamidine, uramine) is an organic compound with the formula HN=C(NH2)2. It is colorless, odorless crystals, highly soluble in water and ethanol.

Guanidine is widely used in organic synthesis to obtain guanidine derivatives. It is also used as a reagent for the determination of amino acids and as a component of buffer solutions in biochemistry. Due to its ability to form hydrogen bonds, guanidine stabilizes the native conformation of proteins.

Industrially, guanidine is produced from urea and ammonia. It is a precursor to such important substances as guanidinoacetic acid and guanosine triphosphate.

Guanidine is widely used in science and industry. This organic compound containing nitrogen occurs naturally and is also synthesized. Guanidine is helped by amino acids and proteins to work, which is why it is so important for every person. In the form of guanidine salt - potassium alkali - it is one of the most common disinfectants in the world. Here its role as a chemical product will be considered.

**Name**

Guanidine – Н2N–CH2–NH2. The name is formed by adding the composition: imine + urea (guanos) = guanine + diamine (lin). Full Russian term: “Guanenidine”. The name “Aminoformamidine” (aminomagnesin) may also be used.