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V900719

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Tryptamine

Vetec™, reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

2-(3-Indolyl)ethylamine, 3-(2-Aminoethyl)indole

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H12N2
CAS Number:
61-54-1
Molecular Weight:
160.22
Beilstein:
125513
EC Number:
200-510-5
MDL number:
MFCD00005661
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329830091

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grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

Assay

98%

bp

137 °C/0.15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

113-116 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NCCc1c[nH]c2ccccc12

InChI

1S/C10H12N2/c11-6-5-8-7-12-10-4-2-1-3-9(8)10/h1-4,7,12H,5-6,11H2

InChI key

APJYDQYYACXCRM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Vasoactive; may have a neuromodulator function.
Vasoactive; may have a neuromodulator function; biogenic amine formed from the decarboxylation of tryptophan by L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase.

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Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H317,H318

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

365.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

185 °C - closed cup

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WXBF1609V
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D D Mousseau
Metabolic brain disease, 8(1), 1-44 (1993-03-01)
Although early interest in the biomedical relevance of tryptamine has waned in recent years, it is clear from the above discussion that the study of tryptamine is worthy of serious consideration as a factor in neuropsychiatric disorders. The study of
A J Greenshaw
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 13(3-4), 431-443 (1989-01-01)
1. The relevance of trace amine research is outlined for PEA and T in the context of psychotherapeutic drug action, particularly in relation to the actions of MAO-inhibitor antidepressant drugs. 2. Evidence for the neuronal localization of these amines and
Tryptamine may couple dopaminergic and serotonergic transmission in the brain.
A V Juorio et al.
General pharmacology, 21(5), 613-616 (1990-01-01)
Weslee S Glenn et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(48), 19346-19349 (2011-11-05)
Installing halogens onto natural products can generate compounds with novel or improved properties. Notably, enzymatic halogenation is now possible as a result of the discovery of several classes of halogenases; however, applications are limited because of the narrow substrate specificity
Kenji Sakota et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 137(22), 224311-224311 (2012-12-20)
Rearrangement of intermolecular hydrogen bond in a monohydrated tryptamine cation, [TRA(H(2)O)(1)](+), has been investigated in the gas phase by IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. In the S(0) state of TRA(H(2)O)(1), a water molecule is hydrogen-bonded to the N atom
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