Metformin

CAS Registry Number®

657-24-9

CAS Name

Metformin

Molecular Formula

C4H11N5

Molecular Mass

129.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    232-233 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H11N5/c1-9(2)4(7)8-3(5)6/h1-2H3,(H5,5,6,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=XZWYZXLIPXDOLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(NC(=N)N)(N(C)C)=N

Canonical SMILES

N=C(N)NC(=N)N(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Imidodicarbonimidic diamide, N,N-dimethyl-
  • Biguanide, 1,1-dimethyl-
  • N,N-Dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide
  • N,N-Dimethylbiguanide
  • N1,N1-Dimethylbiguanide

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