CHEBI:30969 - aziridine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:30969
ChEBI Nameaziridine
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Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:2954, CHEBI:24004
Last Modified29 October 2008
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC2H5N
Net Charge0
Average Mass43.069
Monoisotopic Mass43.04220
SMILESC1CN1
InChIInChI=1S/C2H5N/c1-2-3-1/h3H,1-2H2
InChIKeyNOWKCMXCCJGMRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
alkylating agent  Highly reactive chemical that introduces alkyl radicals into biologically active molecules and thereby prevents their proper functioning. It could be used as an antineoplastic agent, but it might be very toxic, with carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, and immunosuppressant actions. It could also be used as a component of poison gases.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
aziridine (CHEBI:30969) has role alkylating agent (CHEBI:22333)
aziridine (CHEBI:30969) is a azacycloalkane (CHEBI:37949)
aziridine (CHEBI:30969) is a aziridines (CHEBI:22681)
aziridine (CHEBI:30969) is a saturated organic heteromonocyclic parent (CHEBI:36389)
aziridine (CHEBI:30969) is conjugate base of aziridinium (CHEBI:50929)
Incoming Relation(s)
acetimidoyl group (CHEBI:48050) has parent hydride aziridine (CHEBI:30969)
aziridinium (CHEBI:50929) is conjugate acid of aziridine (CHEBI:30969)
IUPAC Name 
aziridine
Synonyms  Source
AziridineKEGG COMPOUND
ethylenimineNIST Chemistry WebBook
azacyclopropaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
dimethyleneimineNIST Chemistry WebBook
ethyleneimineChemIDplus
EINIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
C11687KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:616Gmelin
Beilstein:102380Beilstein
CAS:151-56-4KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:151-56-4ChemIDplus
CAS:151-56-4NIST Chemistry WebBook