Furylfuramide
Agent Name
Furylfuramide
CAS Number
3688-53-7
Formula
C11-H8-N2-O5
Major Category
Other Uses
Synonyms
2-(2-Furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide; 2-(2-Furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylic acid amide; 2-(2-Furyl)-3-(5-nitrofuryl)acrylamide; 2-(Furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide; 2-Furanacetamide, alpha-((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)-; 2-Furanacrylamide, alpha-2-furyl-5-nitro-; AF 2 (Preservative); AF-2; Acrylamide, 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-; Furylamide; Tofuron; alpha-((5-Nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)-2-furanacetamide; alpha-(Furyl)-beta-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylic amide; alpha-2-Furyl-5-nitro-2-furanacrylamide; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Preservatives
Description
Reddish-orange solid; [HSDB] Bright orange solid; [CAMEO]
Sources/Uses
Formerly used as food preservative (suspected mutagen and carcinogen); [HSBD]
Comments
Oral LD50 (mouse) = 221 mg/kg; [RTECS] Inadequate epidemiological data, but sufficient evidence for carcinogenicity in experimental animals; [IARC]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
6.93E-08 mm Hg
Adverse Effects
IARC Carcinogen
Possible (2b)
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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