Anodyne| DA | |
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| Salts [] | |
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| Dopamine hydrochloride | |
| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 153.18 g/mol [1] |
| Appearance | Stout prisms [1] |
| Melting point | 128 °C [1] |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrous oxides/. [1] |
| Solubility | Freely sol in water; sol in methanol, in hot 95% ethanol, in aq soln of alkali hydroxides; practically insol in petroleum ether, ether, benzene, chloroform, toluene /Hydrochloride/ [1] |
| Predicted LogP | -1 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C8H11NO2 [1] |
| IUPAC name | 4-(2-aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol [1] |
| SMILES | C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCN)O)O [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C8H11NO2/c9-4-3-6-1-2-7(10)8(11)5-6/h1-2,5,10-11H,3-4,9H2 [1] |
| InChIKey | VYFYYTLLBUKUHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
| Toxicity [] | |
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| LD50 | Rat: - intraperitoneal: 163 mg/kg Mouse: - intraperitoneal: 950 mg/kg - intravenous: 59 mg/kg - intracervical: 74 mg/kg |
Dopamine
Dopamine (also known as 4-(2-Aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol, 3-Hydroxytyramine, Oxytyramine, Hydroxytyramin, Dopamin, 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine, hydroxytyramine, 4-(2-Aminoethyl)catechol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethylamine or Dopamina) is a neurotransmitter substance of the phenethylamine class.
Chemistry
Salts []
Dopamine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.
Stereochemistry []
Dopamine is a achiral mixture
See also []
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References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 681, Dopamine. Accessed September 13, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/681
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Dopamine. UNII: VTD58H1Z2X. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed September 13, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/VTD58H1Z2X