Dimethylaminopropionitrile
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Overview
From WUSTL NeuromuscularCH3 | N - CH2 - CH2 - CN | CH3 Chemical name: N,N'-Dimethylaminopropionitrile Chemical Formula: C5H10N2 General The propionitriles, a family of compounds containing the basic structures: X - CH2 - CH2 - CN, have a wide variety of toxic effects that depend on the identity of the X moiety (14). Two compounds, b,b-iminodipropionitrile (5) and dimethylaminopropionitrile (DMAPN)(14), have neurotoxic properties. The neurotoxic effects of DMAPN were first identified during an epidemic of urinary dysfunction and polyneuropathy that occurred when workers in polyurethane foam manufacturing plants were e
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