Bluedark| DA | |
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| Salts [] | |
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| Dopamine hydrochloride | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic | |
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| Molecular formula | C8H11NO2 |
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| Molecular mass | 153.18 g/mol |
| Appearance | Stout prisms |
| Predicted LogP | -1 |
| Melting point | 128 °C |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrous oxides/. |
| 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/ |
| Chirality | achiral |
| Identifiers [] | |
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| IUPAC name | 4-(2-aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol |
| SMILES | C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCN)O)O |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C8H11NO2/c9-4-3-6-1-2-7(10)8(11)5-6/h1-2,5,10-11H,3-4,9H2 |
| InChIKey | VYFYYTLLBUKUHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Dopamine
Dopamine (also known as 4-(2-Aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol, 3-Hydroxytyramine, Oxytyramine, Hydroxytyramin, Dopamin, 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine, hydroxytyramine, intropin, 4-(2-Aminoethyl)catechol or 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethylamine) is a substance of the phenethylamine class.
Chemistry
Dopamine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.