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The pure product of 1-cyanoacetyl-3-ethylurea is white crystals, and the industrial product is a white powdery solid with an mp of 173°C. It has low solubility in cold water but high solubility in boiling water.

1-(Cyanoacetyl)-3-ethylurea is an intermediate in synthesizing E-1-(2-Cyano-2-hydroxyiminoacetyl)-3-ethylurea (C988173), an oxime containing compound that can be used as a reactant in the synthesis of Cymoxanil (C988995), which is a fungicide applied as seed treatment or as foliar application to the plants to control late blight.