N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

Synonyms

1-Methyl-1-nitroso-3-nitroguanidine; 1-Methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine; 1-Nitroso-3-nitro-1-methylguanidine; Guanidine, 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitroso-; Guanidine, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitroso-; MNG; MNNG; Methylnitronitrosoguanidine; N'-Nitro-N-nitroso-N-methylguanidine; N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine; N-Methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine; N-Methyl-N-nitrosonitroguanidin [German]; N-Methylo-N'-nitro-N-nitrozoguanidyny [Polish]; N-Metylo-N'-nitro-N-nitrozoguanidyny [Polish]; N-Nitroso-N'-nitro-N-methylguanidine; N-Nitroso-N-methyl-N'-nitroguanidine; N-Nitroso-N-methylnitroguanidine; [ChemIDplus] UN1325

Category

Other Nitrogen Compounds

Description

Yellow solid; [Merck Index] Pale yellow to pink solid; Light sensitive, changes color to orange and green; [HSDB] Yellow crystals; [Aldrich MSDS]

Sources/Uses

Used as experimental carcinogen and mutagen; Used formerly to make diazomethane; [Merck Index]

Comments

Mutagenic to human cells; No expected human exposure outside of laboratories where it is used for research; Evidence of carcinogenicity and mutagenicity in experimental animals; [HSDB] Highly flammable, explosive, and violently reactive with water; [CAMEO] A skin and eye irritant; [eChemPortal: ESIS] Toxic to embryonic development in experimental animals; ]REPROTOX] Causes convulsions, acute pulmonary edema, and ulceration or bleeding from stomach in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; Causes changes to liver, GI tract, blood, and lipids in oral toxic-dose studies of mice; [RTECS] An irritant; [Aldrich MSDS]

Biomedical References

0.00012 mm Hg

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Flammable solid, organic, n.o.s." VP from ChemIDplus;

Other CNS neurotoxin

Yes

Probable (2a)

Anticipated human carcinogen

Other Information

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