Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine

Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Methyl(pentyl)nitrous amide
Identifiers
CAS Number	13256-07-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:140674 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL352469 ;
ChemSpider	24041 ;
MeSH	N-amyl-N-methylnitrosamine
PubChem CID	25805;
UNII	U9D5PXJ785 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30157617 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H14N2O/c1-3-4-5-6-8(2)7-9/h3-6H2,1-2H3 Key: KSFCDINBDBFFSI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CCCCCN(C)N=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H14N2O
Molar mass	130.191 g·mol−1
Appearance	Yellow, transparent liquid
log P	1.542
Related compounds
Related amines	Dipropylamine; Norspermidine; Spermidine;
Related compounds	Agmatine
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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine (MNAN) is a potential carcinogen^[1] It is metabolized in the liver by the enzyme CYP2A6.