Methyl azoxymethyl acetate

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Structural formula
Structural formula of methyl azoxymethyl acetate
General
Surname Methyl azoxymethyl acetate
other names
  • (Methyl-ONN-azoxy) methyl acetate
  • MAM acetate
Molecular formula C 4 H 8 N 2 O 3
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 592-62-1
EC number 209-765-7
ECHA InfoCard 100,008,879
PubChem 5363199
Wikidata Q4073291
properties
Molar mass 132.12 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

1.172 g cm −3

boiling point

191 ° C

solubility
  • sparingly soluble in water and ether
  • miscible with chloroform
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling from  Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) , expanded if necessary
08 - Dangerous to health

danger

H and P phrases H: 350-360D
P: ?
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Methyl azoxymethyl acetate is a chemical compound from the group of carboxylic acid esters and the aglycon of cycasin .

properties

Methyl azoxymethyl acetate is a colorless liquid that easily hydrolyzes in water, especially under alkaline conditions.

use

Methyl azoxymethyl acetate is used in medical research. It leads to brain developmental disorders in rats similar to those that occur in schizophrenia.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f Entry on (methyl-ONN-azoxy) methyl acetate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 30, 2019(JavaScript required) .
  2. ^ A b c d Bela Toth: Hydrazines and Cancer: A Guidebook on the Carciognic Activities of Hydrazines, Related Chemicals, and Hydrazine Containing Natural Products . CRC Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-203-30509-6 ( books.google.com ).
  3. Entry on (methyl-ONN-azoxy) methyl acetate in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 30, 2019. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
  4. Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff: Dangerous Properties of Industrial and Consumer Chemicals . CRC Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-8247-9183-4 ( books.google.com ).
  5. Mikhail Pletnikov, John Waddington: Modeling the Psychopathological Dimensions of Schizophrenia: From Molecules to Behavior . Academic Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0-12-801184-3 ( books.google.com ).
  6. Ana L Jongen-Rêlo, Andreas Leng, Marcel Lüber, Helen H. J Pothuizen, Liz Weber, Joram Feldon: The prenatal methylazoxymethanol acetate treatment: a neurodevelopmental animal model for schizophrenia? In: Behavioral Brain Research . tape 149 , no. 2 , March 2, 2004, p. 159-181 , doi : 10.1016 / S0166-4328 (03) 00228-6 ( sciencedirect.com ).