α-PEA

Salts []
α-Methylbenzylamine hydrochloride

Molecular structure via molpic

Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js

Physical properties []
Molecular mass	121.18 g/mol ^[1]
Density	0.9535 @ 20 °C/20 °C g/cm³ ^[1]
Appearance	WATER-WHITE LIQ ^[1]
Odor	MILD AMMONIACAL ODOR ^[1]
Predicted LogP	1.2 ^[1]
Melting point	-65 °C ^[1]
Boiling point	188.5 °C ^[1]
Solubility	SOL IN MOST ORG SOLVENTS & HYDROCARBONS ^[1]

Structural Identifiers []
Molecular formula	C₈H₁₁N ^[1]
IUPAC name	1-phenylethanamine ^[1]
SMILES	CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)N ^[1]
InChI	InChI=1S/C8H11N/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7H,9H2,1H3 ^[1]
InChIKey	RQEUFEKYXDPUSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ^[1]

Dosing

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-methylbenzylamine class.

Chemistry

Salts []

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

Stereochemistry []

α-Methylbenzylamine is a racemic mixture of the enantiomers:

Stereoisomers
(R)-α-Methylbenzylamine (S)-α-Methylbenzylamine

External links []

References []

National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 7408, α-Methylbenzylamine. Accessed July 18, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7408
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. α-Methylbenzylamine. UNII: HZ9DM6B2MT. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed July 18, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/HZ9DM6B2MT

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