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N-Vanillylnonanamide

≥97%, powder

Synonym(s):

Capsaicin synthetic, N-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)nonanamide, N-Vanillylpelargonamide, Nonanoic acid vanillylamide, Nonylvanylamide, Pelargonic acid vanillylamide, Pseudocapsaicin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H27NO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
293.40
Beilstein:
2144300
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥97%

form

powder

color

white to off-white

solubility

methanol: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to deep brown-yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCC(=O)NCc1ccc(O)c(OC)c1

InChI

1S/C17H27NO3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-17(20)18-13-14-10-11-15(19)16(12-14)21-2/h10-12,19H,3-9,13H2,1-2H3,(H,18,20)

InChI key

RGOVYLWUIBMPGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

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General description

N-Vanillylnonanamide has antifouling properties. It acts as an nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) inhibitor.

Application

N-Vanillylnonanamide has been used for the preparation of spicules. It has also been used to reduce the firing of most extrinsic sensory axons.

Other Notes

Synthetic analogue of capsaicin with similar bioactivity.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Federica Villa et al.
Biotechnology letters, 31(9), 1407-1413 (2009-06-03)
The potential on N-vanillylnonanamide (NVN) in preventing the attachment of Pseudomonas stutzeri and a Bacillus cereus-group strain was investigated. NVN up to 852 microM was not toxic, nor was it an energy source for either organism. Microbial attachment assays were
G B Kasting
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 90(2), 202-212 (2001-02-13)
Despite the considerable success in predicting the steady-state dermal absorption rates of chemical compounds from large reservoirs applied to skin, correspondingly little progress has been made in predicting the absorption rate and extent for small doses of topically applied compounds.

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