:Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea

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| ImageFile = OC(NHCH2OH)2.png

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| PIN = N,N′-Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea

| OtherNames = dimethylolurea

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 140-95-4

| PubChem = 8827

| ChemSpiderID = 8496

| EC_number = 205-444-0

| UNII = N68H97CAWG

| ChEMBL = 3185052

| ChEBI = 134755

| StdInChI=1S/C3H8N2O3/c6-1-4-3(8)5-2-7/h6-7H,1-2H2,(H2,4,5,8)

| StdInChIKey = QUBQYFYWUJJAAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = C(NC(=O)NCO)O

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=3|H=8|N=2|O=3

| MolarMass = 120.11

| Appearance = white solid

| Density =

| MeltingPt = 126 °C

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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards

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Bis(hydroxymethyl)urea is an organic compound with the formula OC(NHCH₂OH)₂. This white water-soluble solid is an intermediate in the formation of urea-formaldehyde resins. It forms upon treatment of urea with an excess of formaldehyde.{{ Ullmann | author = C. Nitschke | author2 = G. Scherr | title = Urea Derivatives | year = 2012| doi = 10.1002/14356007.o27_o04}}