Uses
2-?Chloro-?(N-?2,?6-?diethyl phenyl)?acetamide is a reagent used in the synthesis of novel inhibitors of signal transducer and activator of the transcription (STAT3) signalling pathway which is used in the treatment of cancers.
Definition
ChEBI: N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-chloroacetamide is an aromatic amide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of chloroacetic acid with the amnio group of 2,6-diethylaniline. It has a role as a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite, a rat metabolite, a fungal xenobiotic metabolite, a genotoxin and a carcinogenic agent. It is an organochlorine compound and an aromatic amide. It is functionally related to a chloroacetic acid.
