Commonly used for the curing of epoxy resins and a hardner. It is a nitrification inhibitor that is said to be capable of reducing nitrate (NO3-) leaching and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from grazed pasture soils. Used as an organic precursor for synthesizing carbon nitride nanosheets. Used in the synthesis of barbiturates. It is used as a stabilizer of ammonium dinitramide melt.