1,3-Diphenylurea is a phenylurea-type compound with the formula (PhNH)2CO (Ph = C6H5). It is a colorless solid that is prepared by transamidation of urea with aniline.
DPU is a cytokinin, a type of plant hormone that induces flower development. The cytokinin effect of DPU is relatively low, but other more potent phenylurea-type cytokinins have been reported.[1]
^Effect of cytokinin-active phenylurea derivatives on shoot multiplication. T. Genkov and I. Ivanova, Bulg. J. Plant Physiol., 1995, 21(1), pages 73–83 (link to article at researchgate)
^Shantz, E. M.; Steward, F. C. (1955). "The Identification of Compound A from Coconut Milk as 1,3-Diphenylurea". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77 (23): 6351. doi:10.1021/ja01628a079.
External links
The dictionary definition of Diphenylurea at Wiktionary