PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 165-166 °C |
| Boiling point: | 217.23°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.0551 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 1.4496 (estimate) |
| solubility | soluble in Methanol |
| form | Solid |
| pka | 14.40±0.46(Predicted) |
| color | White |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Urea, (1-methylpropyl)-(689-11-2) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | sec-Butylurea (689-11-2) |
Description and Uses
1-??Butylurea is a compound used for developing cosmetic compositions for straightening hair fibers. It is also used as a reagent for the synthesis of chiral mono-??, di-??, tri-??, and tetraalkylglycolurils by cyclocondensation of ureas with dihydroxyimidazolidinones or glyoxal.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) | ![]() GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H317-H302 |
| Precautionary statements | P261-P272-P280-P302+P352-P333+P313-P321-P363-P501-P264-P270-P301+P312-P330-P501 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 689-11-2(Hazardous Substances Data) |







