Carbamic acid
IUPAC name	Carbamic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	463-77-4 Y
PubChem	277
MeSH	Carbamic+acid
SMILES	O=C(O)N
InChI	1/CH3NO2/c2-1(3)4/h2H2,(H,3,4)
InChI key	KXDHJXZQYSOELW-UHFFFAOYAC
ChemSpider ID	271
Properties
Molecular formula	CH3NO2
Molar mass	61.040 g/mol
Related compounds
Related compounds	Dithiocarbamate
Y (what is this?)  (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Carbamic acid is a compound that is unstable under normal circumstances. Its importance is due more to its relevance in identifying the names of larger compounds. ^[1]

The radical is called "carbamoyl". "Carbamoyltransferases" are transferase enzymes classified under EC number 2.1.3.

carbamic acid group

carbamate group

carbamoyl group

[edit] Carbamates

Carbamate is an ester of carbamic acid. Methyl carbamate is the simplest ester of carbamic acid.

Some esters have use as muscle relaxants,^[2] while others are used as insecticides, for example aldicarb.^[3]

[edit] See also

• Carbamoyl phosphate
• ATC_code_M03#M03BA_Carbamic_acid_esters

[edit] References

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