Identification Chemical Properties Safety Data

1456-28-6

Name N-nitroso-2,6-dimethylmorpholine
CAS 1456-28-6
MOL File 1456-28-6.mol

Chemical Properties

Boiling point  262.78°C (rough estimate)
density  1.1804 (rough estimate)
refractive index  1.4500 (estimate)

Safety Data

Safety Profile
Suspected carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic, tumorigenic, and neoplastigenic data. Poison by ingestion and subcutaneous routes. Mutation data reported. Used as a model carcinogenic and carcinogenic metabolite. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx. See also N-NITROSO COMPOUNDS.