acrylamide; 2-propenamide

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Introduction

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

More general terms

References

  1. Merck Index, I2th ed, Merck & Co, Rahway NJ, 1996 #131
  2. 2.0 2.1 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/

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