1,3-Diphenylurea

1,3-Diphenylurea is a phenylurea-type compound with the formula (PhNH)2CO (Ph = C6H5). It is a colorless solid that is prepared by transamidation of urea with aniline.

1,3-Diphenylurea
Names
IUPAC name
N,N'-Diphenylurea
Other names
1,3-Diphenylurea; Diphenylurea; carbanilide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
782650
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.731
EC Number
  • 203-003-7
143821
UNII
Properties
C13H12N2O
Molar mass 212.252 g·mol−1
-127.5·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Warning
GHS hazard statements
H302, H312, H332
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+312, P304+340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

DPU is a cytokinin, a type of plant hormone that induces flower development. It occurs in coconut milk.[1] The cytokinin effect of DPU is relatively low, but other more potent phenylurea-type cytokinins have been reported.[2]

References

  1. Shantz, E. M.; Steward, F. C. (1955). "The Identification of Compound A from Coconut Milk as 1,3-Diphenylurea". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77 (23): 6351. doi:10.1021/ja01628a079.
  2. Effect of cytokinin-active phenylurea derivatives on shoot multiplication. T. Genkov and I. Ivanova, Bulg. J. Plant Physiol., 1995, 21(1), pages 73–83 (link to article at researchgate)


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