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acrylamide; 2-propenamide
CH3=CH2CONH2
Prepared from acetonitrile by treatment with HCl & H2SO4.
Clinical significance:
- byproduct of coffee roasting & other high-temperature food processing
- a carcinogen
Notes:
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle ruled that Starbucks & other coffee companies in California should have to post warnings that their coffee contains acylamide, a byproduct of coffee roasting that has been linked to cancer [2]
- no evidence is presented that the amounts of residual acrylamide in coffee is associated with increse risk for any type of cancer
General
alkene; olefin
amide
Properties
SIZE: MW = 71.1 GRAMS/MOLE
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=6579
References
- Merck Index, I2th ed, Merck & Co, Rahway NJ, 1996 #131
- Hsu T
Coffee Drinkers Need Cancer Warning, Judge Rules, Giving
Sellers the Jitters.
New York Times. March 30, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/business/coffee-cancer-warning.html
- CBS News. March 30, 2018
Starbucks, others must carry cancer warning in California,
judge rules.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/starbucks-cancer-warning-judge-rules-on-coffee-carcinogen-acrylamide/