The molecule is a member of the class of hydrazines that is hydrazine in which one of the hydrogens attached to each nitrogen is replaced by a methyl group. A powerful DNA alkylating agent and carcinogen, it is used to induce colon cancer in laboratory rats and mice. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent and an alkylating agent. It is a conjugate base of a 1,2-dimethylhydrazine(2+).
1,2-dimethylhydrazine