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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine

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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine
Skeletal formula of methyl-n-amylnitrosamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-Methyl-N-pentylnitrous amide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
MeSH N-amyl-N-methylnitrosamine
  • InChI=1S/C6H14N2O/c1-3-4-5-6-8(2)7-9/h3-6H2,1-2H3 checkY
    Key: KSFCDINBDBFFSI-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • CCCCCN(C)N=O
Properties
C6H14N2O
Molar mass 130.191 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow, transparent liquid
log P 1.542
Related compounds
Related amines
Related compounds
 Agmatine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine (MNAN) is a potential carcinogen[1] 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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