Anodyne

α-PEA
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Salts
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α-Methylbenzylamine hydrochloride
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Physical properties
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121.18 g/mol [1]
Density0.9535 @ 20 °C/20 °C g/cm3 [1]
AppearanceWATER-WHITE LIQ [1]
OdorMILD AMMONIACAL ODOR [1]
Melting point-65 °C [1]
Boiling point188.5 °C [1]
SolubilitySOL IN MOST ORG SOLVENTS & HYDROCARBONS [1]
1.2 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C8H11[1]
1-phenylethanamine [1]
CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)N [1]
InChI=1S/C8H11N/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7H,9H2,1H3 [1]
InChIKeyRQEUFEKYXDPUSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]
Toxicity
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Rat:
- oral: 940 mg/kg
Mouse:
- oral: 560 mg/kg
- intraperitoneal: 240 mg/kg
Rabbit:
- skin: 780 μL/kg

α-Methylbenzylamine

α-Methylbenzylamine (also known as α-Methylbenzylamine, 1-Phenylethanamine, 1-Phenylethylamine, α-Phenylethylamine, 1-Phenethylamine, α-Aminoethylbenzene, 1-Amino-1-phenylethane, 98-84-0, α-Methylbenzenemethanamine or α-Phenethylamine) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor substance of the α-alkylbenzylamine class.

Chemistry

Salts []

α-Methylbenzylamine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

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α-Methylbenzylamine is a racemic mixture of the

Stereoisomers
(R)-α-MethylbenzylamineGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
(S)-α-MethylbenzylamineGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 7408, α-Methylbenzylamine. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7408

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. α-Methylbenzylamine. UNII: HZ9DM6B2MT. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/HZ9DM6B2MT