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furoxan
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Furoxan (1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxide) is a heterocycle of the isoxazole family and an amine oxide derivative of furazan. It is a nitric oxide donor. As such, furoxan and its derivatives, such as ipramidil, are being actively studied as potential new drugs and insensitive high density explosives (4,4'-Dinitro-3,3'-diazenofuroxan).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H2N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 86.05 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-oxido-1,2,5-oxadiazol-2-ium
- SMILES
- C1=NO[N+](=C1)[O-]
- InChIKey
- KCMCIQNPQUSQKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0
- Polar surface area
- 51.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 86.011627
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=NO[N+](=C1)[O-]
- chemical formula
- C₂H₂N₂O₂
- Commons category
- Furoxan
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Furoxan (1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxide) is a heterocycle of the isoxazole family and an amine oxide derivative of furazan. It is a nitric oxide donor. As such, furoxan and its derivatives, such as ipramidil, are being actively studied as potential new drugs and insensitive high density explosives (4,4'-Dinitro-3,3'-diazenofuroxan).
Furoxanes can be formed by dimerization of nitrile oxides.
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