CAS No.: 538-75-0 Formula: C13H22N2
Weight: 206.32700
Synonyms: N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodimide; N,N‘-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; DCCD; dicyclohexyl-carbodiimide; Dicyclimide;
N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide is a carbodiimide used to couple amino acids during peptide synthesis. N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide is used as a dehydrating agent for the preparation of amides, ketones, nitriles as well as in the inversion and esterification of secondary alcohols.