| FEMA | N/A |
| CAS | 624-49-7 |
| EINECS | 210-849-0 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
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| Material Notes | Fungal growth inhibitor for tomato juice Dimethyl fumarate is an ester and an ?,?-unsaturated electrophilic compound, undergoing reactions typical to them. It is also a diene acceptor in the ordinary Diels-Alder reaction, where the reactivity of its vinylidenic bond is enchanced by the two electron-withdrawing ester groups. Due to the geometry of the starting ester, the Diels-Alder product will have a trans configuration.; Dimethyl fumarate is used to treat psoriasis.. It is a lipophilic, highly mobile molecule in human tissue. However, as an ?,?-unsaturated ester, dimethyl fumarate reacts rapidly with the detoxifying agent glutathione by Michael addition. When administered orally, it does not survive long enough to be absorbed into blood. |