{{chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 458976020 | Reference =<ref>[http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/a2853 Azoxymethane] at Sigma-Aldrich</ref> | ImageFile = Azoxymethane.png | ImageSize = 150px | ImageAlt = Structural formula | ImageFile1 = Azoxymethane-3D-balls.png | ImageSize1 = 150 | ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model | IUPACName =Methyl-methylimino-oxidoazanium | OtherNames =Dimethyldiazene-1-oxide |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 30663 | EC_number = 620-649-9 | InChI = 1/C2H6N2O/c1-3-4(2)5/h1-2H3/b4-3+ | InChIKey = DGAKHGXRMXWHBX-ONEGZZNKBY | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|changed|??}} | CASNo =25843-45-2 | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C2H6N2O/c1-3-4(2)5/h1-2H3/b4-3+ | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = DGAKHGXRMXWHBX-ONEGZZNKSA-N | PubChem =33184 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = MO0N1J0SEN | SMILES = [O-]/[N+](=N/C)C }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=2 | H=6 | N=2 | O=1 | Appearance = | Density =0.991 g/mL | MeltingPt = | BoilingPtC = 97 to 99 | BoilingPt_notes = | Solubility = }} |Section3={{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards = | FlashPt = | AutoignitionPt = }} }}
'''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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{PubChem|33184}}</ref>
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Category:Azoxy compounds Category:Carcinogens