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eppur_se_muova

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4. Ugh. NDMA is nitrosodimethylamine, a member of the class of nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic.

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 03:20 PM

Mar 2020

NDMA forms from a variety of dimethylamine-containing compounds, e.g. hydrolysis of dimethylformamide. Dimethylamine is susceptible to oxidation to unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, which air-oxidizes to NDMA.[13]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Nitrosodimethylamine#Chemistry

Dimethylformamide (DMF) is occasionally used as a solvent in organic synthesis, and thus in the manufacture of drugs.

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Ugh. NDMA is nitrosodimethylamine, a member of the class of nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic. eppur_se_muova Mar 2020 #4

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