Basic Info

Common NameN,N-Dimethylformamide(F03459)
2D Structure
Description

N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) is a clear liquid that has been widely used in industries as a solvent, an additive, or an intermediate because of its extensive miscibility with water and most common organic solvents. Its health effects include hepatotoxicity and male reproductoxicity, possibly linked with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) alterations including mtDNA common deletion (delta-mtDNA4977) and mtDNA copy number; during the biotransformation of DMF in the body, free radicals are formed, including hydroxyl radicals. The world-wide consumption of DMF in 2001 was approximately 285,000 metric tonnes and most of that was used as an industrial solvent. Overexposure to DMF could result in hepatotoxicity, alcohol intolerance, possible embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in humans and animals, and decline of human sperm motility. Based on its wide application and a wide range of toxic effects, DMF has been selected as one of the four priority compounds for human field studies by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The current permissible exposure limit for DMF in the working environment is 10 ppm in both USA and Taiwan. The concentrations of two major DMF metabolites in urine, N-methylformamide (U-NMF) of 15 mg/L and N-acetyl-S-(N-methylcarbamoyl) cysteine (U-AMCC) of 40 mg/L, were recommended as the biological exposure indices (BEIs) by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists for DMF exposure in workplace. (A7735).

FRCD IDF03459
CAS Number1968-12-02
PubChem CID6228
FormulaC3H7NO
IUPAC Name

N,N-dimethylformamide

InChI Key

ZMXDDKWLCZADIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H7NO/c1-4(2)3-5/h3H,1-2H3

Canonical SMILES

CN(C)C=O

Isomeric SMILES

CN(C)C=O

WikipediaN,N-Dimethylformamide
Synonyms
        
            N-Formyldimethylamine
        
            N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE
        
            Dimethylformamide
        
            68-12-2
        
            N,N-Dimethylmethanamide
        
            Dimethyl formamide
        
            Formamide, N,N-dimethyl-
        
            Dimethylformamid
        
            DMF
        
            Dimetilformamide
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Pollutant
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
SubclassCarboxylic acid derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesCarboxylic acid amides
Direct ParentTertiary carboxylic acid amides
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsTertiary carboxylic acid amide - Organic nitrogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Organopnictogen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tertiary carboxylic acid amides. These are compounds containing an amide derivative of carboxylic acid, with the general structure RN(R1)C(R2)=O (R1-R2 any atom but H).

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight73.095
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count1
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity33.9
Monoisotopic Mass73.053
Exact Mass73.053
XLogP-1
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count5
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

ADMET

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9899
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9673
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.6997
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.8365
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9740
Non-inhibitor0.9886
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8896
Distribution
Subcellular localizationLysosome0.5690
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8113
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8469
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.5749
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8893
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9489
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9749
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9693
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9814
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9399
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9716
Non-inhibitor0.9463
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9133
CarcinogensCarcinogens 0.6893
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.9031
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityLow TPT0.9819
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.5390
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.6188
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.7816
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7336

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility1.8319LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.5242LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.4483LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.5789pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-1.3855pIGC50, ug/L

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Targets

General Function:
Serine-type endopeptidase activity
Specific Function:
Acts upon elastin.
Gene Name:
CELA1
Uniprot ID:
Q9UNI1
Molecular Weight:
27797.995 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Receptor binding
Specific Function:
Renin is a highly specific endopeptidase, whose only known function is to generate angiotensin I from angiotensinogen in the plasma, initiating a cascade of reactions that produce an elevation of blood pressure and increased sodium retention by the kidney.
Gene Name:
REN
Uniprot ID:
P00797
Molecular Weight:
45057.125 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Electron carrier activity
Gene Name:
ALDH2
Uniprot ID:
P05091
Molecular Weight:
56380.93 Da
Mechanism of Action:
While the mechanism of action of dimethyl formamide has not bee fully elucidated, thiocarbamate pesticides have been shown to inhibit aldehyde dehydrogenases.
References
  1. Hart BW, Faiman MD: Inhibition of rat liver low Km aldehyde dehydrogenase by thiocarbamate herbicides. Occupational implications. Biochem Pharmacol. 1995 Jan 18;49(2):157-63. [7840792 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Transcriptional regulator which is important for the differentiation and maintenance of meso-diencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons during development. It is crucial for expression of a set of genes such as SLC6A3, SLC18A2, TH and DRD2 which are essential for development of mdDA neurons (By similarity).
Gene Name:
NR4A2
Uniprot ID:
P43354
Molecular Weight:
66590.375 Da
References
  1. Sipes NS, Martin MT, Kothiya P, Reif DM, Judson RS, Richard AM, Houck KA, Dix DJ, Kavlock RJ, Knudsen TB: Profiling 976 ToxCast chemicals across 331 enzymatic and receptor signaling assays. Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 Jun 17;26(6):878-95. doi: 10.1021/tx400021f. Epub 2013 May 16. [23611293 ]