Term Name: | 1,2-dimethylhydrazine |
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Synonyms: | (CH3NH)2, (MeNH)2, 1,2-Dimethylhydrazin, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, 1,2-DMH, DMH, hydrazomethane, MeNHNHMe, N,N'-dimethylhydrazine, SDMH, sym-dimethylhydrazine, symmetrical-dimethylhydrazine |
Definition: | A member of the class of hydrazines that is hydrazine in which one of the hydrogens attached to each nitrogen is replaced by a methyl group. A powerful DNA alkylating agent and carcinogen, it is used to induce colon cancer in laboratory rats and mice. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:73755] ( EBI ) |