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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine

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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine
Skeletal formula of methyl-n-amylnitrosamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Methyl(pentyl)nitrous amide
Identifiers
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MeSH N-amyl-N-methylnitrosamine
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C6H14N2O/c1-3-4-5-6-8(2)7-9/h3-6H2,1-2H3Key: KSFCDINBDBFFSI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CCCCCN(C)N=O
Properties
Chemical formula C6H14N2O
Molar mass 130.191 g·mol
Appearance Yellow, transparent liquid
log P 1.542
Related compounds
Related amines
Related compounds Agmatine
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Chemical compound

Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine (MNAN) is a potential carcinogen It is metabolized in the liver by the enzyme CYP2A6.

References

  1. Bulay O, Mirvish SS (September 1979). "Carcinogenesis in rat esophagus by intraperitoneal injection of different doses of methyl-n-amylnitrosamine". Cancer Res. 39 (9): 3644–6. PMID 476689.


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