N-Nitrosodiethylamine

CAS: 55-18-5

Ref. TR-N525465

Product Information

• Name: N-Nitrosodiethylamine
• Synonyms: Ethanamine, N-ethyl-N-nitroso-, Diethylamine, N-nitroso- (6CI,8CI), N-Ethyl-N-nitrosoethanamine, DEN, DEN (mutagen), DENA, Diethylnitrosamide, Diethylnitrosamine, Diethylnitrosoamine, N,N-Diethylnitrosoamine, N-Nitroso-N,N-diethylamine, NDEA, NSC 132, Nitrosodiethylamine
• Brand: TRC

Description

Applications N-Nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) is a widely occurring nitrosamine that is one of the most important environmental carcinogens (1) primarily inducing tumors of liver (2,3). Drinking water contaminant candidate list 3 (CCL 3) compound as per United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental, and food contaminants.NDMA and NDEA were found as an impurity in generic versions of valsartan, losartan and irbesartan.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References 1. Farber, E. et al.: Cancer Res. 1984 Oct;44(10):4217-23.2. el-Demerdash, E. et al.: Anticancer Res. 2002 Mar-Apr;22(2A):977-84.3. Kweon, S. et al.: Life Sci. 2003 Sep 26;73(19):2515-26.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 102.14
• Formula: C₄H₁₀N₂O
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10N2O/c1-3-6(4-2)5-7/h3-4H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=WBNQDOYYEUMPFS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCN(CC)N=O