The molecule is a nitrosamine that is N-nitrosodiethylamine in which one of the ethyl froups has been replaced by a 2-hydroxyethyl group. It is used to induce renal and liver tumours in rodents. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent. It is a nitrosamine and a primary alcohol. It derives from a N-nitrosodiethylamine.
N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nitrous amide