Introduction
Name: cyclophosphamide; (RS)-N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1,3,2-oxazaphosphinan-2-amine 2-oxide*; Endoxan
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 50-18-0
Molar Mass: 261.085961 g
Mass Percent: C 32.201 %; H 5.7908 %; Cl 27.158 %; N 10.729 %; O 12.256 %; P 11.863 %
Classification
• organic
Uses/Function
• "Harsher [anticancer] agents [than 5-fluorouracil, such as cyclophosphamide and cisplatin...destroy DNA's ability to function by chemically bonding to the DNA or by cross-linking the two strands of the double helix." 1
Bonding
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Sources
(1) - Suchocki, John. Conceptual Chemistry: Understanding Our World of Atoms and Molecules; Addison Wesley: San Francisco, California, 2001; p 450.