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HRID 1654099Generated: October 31, 2026

DMDM hydantoin → Formaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDMDM hydantoinHCID 22947—
Reactant1-(Hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoinHCID 67000—
ProductFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ProductDimethylhydantoinHCID 6491—

Reaction Steps

In a further embodiment (the post addition method), an aqueous solution of dimethyloldimethylhydantoin, monomethyloldimethylhydantoin, and dimethylhydantoin is produced by admixing (a) from about 80 to about 90% by weight of an aqueous solution of methylolated dimethylhydantoins having greater than 0.1% by weight of free formaldehyde with (b) about 20 to about 10% by weight of dimethylhydantoin based upon 100% by weight of aqueous solution of methylolated dimethylhydantoins and dimethylhydantoin combined.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05405862
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_04
ORD IDord-10971a8a4b614106bf9b834b88f8f8fd
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_04