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04704

Glycidamide

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2,3-Epoxypropanamide, Oxiranecarboxamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H5NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
87.08
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
227-163-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
227 163 2
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

assay

≥95% (qNMR)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)C1CO1

InChI

1S/C3H5NO2/c4-3(5)2-1-6-2/h2H,1H2,(H2,4,5)

InChI key

FMAZQSYXRGRESX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Glycidamide, an active epoxide metabolite of acrylamide with potential biological activity, can be generated in vivo. Its mutagenic and genotoxic nature is well-known.

Application

Glycidamide may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in human and animal biological samples by various chromatography techniques.

Other Notes

In the summer of 2008 research scientists at the Technical University of Munich besides acrylamide detected glycidamide in potato crisps. Glycidamide is a metabolite of acrylamide.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges



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