Structured Summary
Abstract
Antineoplastic agent that is also used as a veterinary anesthetic. It has also been used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Urethane is suspected to be a carcinogen.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C3H7NO2
- Molecular Weight
- 89.09 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 51-79-6
- IUPAC Name
- ethyl carbamate
- InChIKey
- JOYRKODLDBILNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D014520
- Source
- PubChem CID 5641
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Ethyl Carbamate
- Urethan
- Carbamate, Ethyl
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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NLM Classification
QV 269
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Urethane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014520. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014520
- Urethane. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_carbamate
- Urethane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422884
- Urethane. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5641. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5641