Cellocidin
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Preferred IUPAC name
But-2-ynediamide | |
Other names
Cellocidin; Lenamycin; Acetylene diamide; Acetylenedicarboxamide; Acetylenedicarboxylic acid diamide
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3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.209.940 |
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MeSH | C015739 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C4H4N2O2 | |
Molar mass | 112.088 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.411 g/mL |
Melting point | 179 °C (354 °F; 452 K) |
log P | -1.2 |
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Main hazards
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Skin irritant; may cause respiratory tract irritation |
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H302 | |
P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, P501 | |
Flash point | 216 °C (421 °F; 489 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cellocidin (2-butynediamide) is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C4H4O2N2. This compound was isolated from Streptomyces chibaensis, Streptomyces reticuli and Streptomyces sp. SF-536.
Structure
Cellocidin is an organic compound containing 4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, 2 oxygen atoms, and 2 nitrogen atoms. It contains one carbon-carbon triple bond between carbons 2 and 3, and two carbon-oxygen double bonds off carbon 1 and carbon 4. Cellocidin contains two identical amide groups connected together by the central carbons (carbons 2 and 3).
References
- Jones, Ewart R. H.; Keeping, J. W.; Pellatt, M. G.; Thaller, V. (1973). "Natural acetylenes. Part XXXVIII. Biosyntheses of acetylenedicarboxamide (cellocidin) in Streptomyces SF-536 cultures". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1. 1973 (1): 148–150. doi:10.1039/P19730000148. PMID 4736298. S2CID 97696083.