Biguanide
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Imidodicarbonimidic diamide | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 507183 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.229 | 
| EC Number | 
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| 240093 | |
| KEGG | |
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| Properties | |
| C2H7N5 | |
| Molar mass | 101.113 g·mol−1 | 
| Acidity (pKa) | 3.07, 13.25 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Biguanide (/baɪˈɡwɒnaɪd/) is the organic compound with the formula HN(C(NH)NH2)2. It is a colorless solid that dissolves in water to give a highly basic solution. These solutions slowly hydrolyse to ammonia and urea.