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Tryptamine hydrochloride

98%

Synonym(s):

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

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H12N2 · HCl
CAS Number:
343-94-2
Molecular Weight:
196.68
Beilstein:
3568419
EC Number:
206-446-4
MDL number:
MFCD00012682

Assay

98%

mp

253-255 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[H].NCCc1c[nH]c2ccccc12

InChI

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

InChI key

KDFBGNBTTMPNIG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Reactant for preparation of:
  • Tryptamine derivatives as inhibitors against hepatitis B virus
  • Carbamoyl epipodophyllotoxins as potential antitumor agents
  • Anthranilic acid derivatives as CCK receptor antagonists
  • Brassinin derivatives as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibitors
  • Antispasmodic agents
  • β-carbolinium cations as new antimalarial agents

Biochem/physiol Actions

Vasoactive; may have a neuromodulator function.

Other Notes

Biogenic amine formed from the decarboxylation of tryptophan by L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase.

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