Azoxymethane

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| Reference =[http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/a2853 Azoxymethane] at Sigma-Aldrich

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| ImageAlt = Structural formula

| ImageFile1 = Azoxymethane-3D-balls.png

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| ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model

| IUPACName =Methyl-methylimino-oxidoazanium

| OtherNames =Dimethyldiazene-1-oxide

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

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| ChemSpiderID = 30663

| EC_number = 620-649-9

| InChI = 1/C2H6N2O/c1-3-4(2)5/h1-2H3/b4-3+

| InChIKey = DGAKHGXRMXWHBX-ONEGZZNKBY

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| CASNo =25843-45-2

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| StdInChI = 1S/C2H6N2O/c1-3-4(2)5/h1-2H3/b4-3+

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| StdInChIKey = DGAKHGXRMXWHBX-ONEGZZNKSA-N

| PubChem =33184

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| UNII = MO0N1J0SEN

| SMILES = [O-]/[N+](=N/C)C

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=2 | H=6 | N=2 | O=1

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| Density =0.991 g/mL

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| BoilingPtC = 97 to 99

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Azoxymethane (AOM) is a carcinogenic and neurotoxic chemical compound used in biological research. It is the oxide of azomethane and is particularly effective for the induction of a colon carcinoma.{{Cite journal | doi = 10.4161/cbt.8.14.8983 | title = The signal pathways in azoxymethane-induced colon cancer and preventive implications | date = 2009 | last1 = Chen | first1 = Jiezhong | last2 = Huang | first2 = Xu-Feng | journal = Cancer Biology & Therapy | volume = 8 | issue = 14 | pages = 1313–1317 | pmid = 19502780 }}{{PubChem|33184}}