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mechlorethamine
Also known as Mustargen®, mustine, nitrogen mustard, nitrogen mustard N-oxide hydrochloride, methylbis(2-chloroethyl)amine, N-methyl-bis(2-chloroethyl)amine, 2,2'-dichloro-N-methyldiethylamine, N-methyl-bis(beta-chloroethyl)amine
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H11Cl2N
- Molecular weight
- 156.05 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloro-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methylethanamine
- SMILES
- CN(CCCl)CCCl
- InChIKey
- HAWPXGHAZFHHAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.9
- Polar surface area
- 3.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Chlormethine (INN, BAN), also known as mechlorethamine (USAN, USP), mustine, HN2, and (in post-Soviet states) embikhin (эмбихин), is a nitrogen mustard sold under the brand name Mustargen among others. It is the prototype of alkylating agents, a group of anticancer chemotherapeutic drugs. It works by binding to DNA, crosslinking two strands and preventing cell duplication. It binds to the N7 nitrogen on the DNA base guanine. As the chemical is a blister agent, its use is strongly restricted within the Chemical Weapons Convention where it is classified as a Schedule 1 substance.
Mechlorethamine belongs to the group of nitrogen mustard alkylating agents.