Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers

2007 Edition
| Editors: Jan W. Gooch

Dicyandiamide

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30160-0_3503
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n. (cyanoguanidine) H 2NC(=NH)NHCN. The widely used, but incorrect name for the dimmer of cyanamide. Cyanoguanidine is used mainly in the production of melamine, but also as a stabilizer for vinyl resins and curing agent for epoxy resins.
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