2-cyanoethylene oxide (definition)

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ψ	2-cyanoethylene oxide under Ethylene Oxide

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Definition: A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)

Other names Oxide, Ethylene; Oxirane

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
2-cyanoethylene oxide [ acrylonitrile epoxide,glycidonitrile ] acrylonitrile metabolite; structure in first source	4538-51-6	Ethylene Oxide/analogs & derivatives Pharma Action* Carcinogens	Cancer Res 1981;41(12):4925

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