An X‐ray diffraction study has been carried out on single crystals of two symmetrical ureines (N,N′‐diiopropylurea and the familiar N,N′‐dicyclohexylurea) and one unsymmetrical ureine (N‐tert.‐butyl.N′‐methylurea). The presence/absence of intermolecular H‐bonds in the crystal state has been compared to the situation assessed in solution by 1H n.m.r. It was shown by i.r. absorption that soluble ureines may disrupt intermolecular (peptide)N—H‐ O=C(peptide) H‐bonds in methylene chloride, a point of practical interest, particularly in solid‐phase peptide synthesis.