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Sigma-Aldrich

5-Methyltryptamine hydrochloride

98%

Synonym(s):

3-(2-Aminoethyl)-5-methylindole hydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H14N2 · HCl
CAS Number:
1010-95-3
Molecular Weight:
210.70
EC Number:
213-777-8
MDL number:
MFCD00012683
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848138
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

powder

mp

289-292 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, yellow

SMILES string

Cl.Cc1ccc2[nH]cc(CCN)c2c1

InChI

1S/C11H14N2.ClH/c1-8-2-3-11-10(6-8)9(4-5-12)7-13-11;/h2-3,6-7,13H,4-5,12H2,1H3;1H

InChI key

RBHDFGBPJGEYCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

5-Methyltryptamine hydrochloride was used to study the mechanism of metabolism of 9-methyl 1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizine in rats. It was used as internal standard in the determination of urinary metabolites of 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine in humans. It was used as reactant in:
  • synthesis of kinesin spindle protein (KSP) inhibitors
  • intramolecular furan Diels-Alder reactions
  • Pictet-Spengler-like reactions
  • reactant in synthesis of kinesin spindle protein (KSP) inhibitors
  • reactant in intramolecular furan Diels-Alder reactions
  • reactant in Pictet-Spengler-like reactions

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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"Pictet-Spengler-like" Synthesis of Tetrahydro-beta-carbolines under Hydrolytic Conditions. Direct Use of Azalactones as Phenylacetaldehyde Equivalents.
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The Journal of biological chemistry, 261(2), 638-643 (1986-01-15)
Incubation of blowfly salivary gland homogenates with 30 microM [gamma-32P]ATP resulted in a rapid, Mg2+-dependent, synthesis of [32P]polyphosphoinositides and [32P]phosphatidic acid. 5-Methyltryptamine, in the presence of 10 microM guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)trisphosphate, reduced the net accumulation of 32P label into phosphatidylinositol-4,5-P2 and
Characterization of eight biogenic indoleamines as substrates for type A and type B monoamine oxidase.
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Biochemical pharmacology, 30(11), 1353-1358 (1981-06-01)
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The effects of serotonin and five other indoles were tested on the electrical parameters and ionic transport in the isolated toad lens. Serotonin, tryptophan and 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan did not affect the electrical parameters of the lens at concentrations as high as
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