# Azoxymethane

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azoxymethane
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azoxymethane.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azoxymethane
> Source revision: 1338327296
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{chembox
| Verifiedfields = changed
| Watchedfields = changed
| verifiedrevid = 458976020
| Reference =<ref>[http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/a2853 Azoxymethane] at [Sigma-Aldrich](/source/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](/source/carcinogenic) and [neurotoxic](/source/neurotoxic) chemical compound used in biological research. It is the [oxide](/source/amine_oxide) of [azomethane](/source/azomethane) and is particularly effective for the induction of a colon [carcinoma](/source/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>

==References==
{{reflist}}

Category:Azoxy compounds
Category:Carcinogens

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Azoxymethane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azoxymethane) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azoxymethane?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.