Author's Organization:Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University:(Present address)Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima University School of Medicine Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
A potent mutagen, ethyl N-ethyl-N-nitrosocarbamate, was isolated from the reaction of ethyl carbamate with NaNO2. A possible reaction mechanism was proposed.