Furoxan
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| Preferred IUPAC name
1,2λ5,5-Oxadiazol-2-one | |
| Other names
Furazan N-oxide; Furazan 2-oxide | |
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| MeSH | C528141 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H2N2O2 | |
| Molar mass | 86.050 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Furoxan (1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxide) is a heterocycle of the isoxazole family and an amine oxide derivative of furazan. It is a nitric oxide donor. As such, furoxan and its derivatives, such as ipramidil, are being actively studied as potential new drugs and insensitive high density explosives (4,4’-dinitro-3,3’-diazenofuroxan).
Furoxanes can be formed by dimerization of nitrile oxides.