3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine
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Surname | 3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine | ||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 10 H 15 NO 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brief description |
yellowish liquid with an amine-like odor |
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Molar mass | 181.24 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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liquid |
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1.09 g cm −3 |
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Melting point |
12 ° C |
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boiling point |
188 ° C (20 hPa) |
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solubility |
miscible with water |
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Refractive index |
1.5464 (20 ° C) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C |
3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine is a chemical compound from the group of catecholamines and phenylethylamines .
Occurrence
3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine occurs naturally in Desmodium tiliaefolium , Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum , Trichocereus peruvianus and other Trichocereus species, Echinocereus merkeri and Lophophora williamsii (peyote).
Extraction and presentation
3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine can be obtained from 3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamide .
properties
3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine is a flammable, hardly inflammable, light and air sensitive, yellowish liquid with an amine-like odor, which is miscible with water.
use
3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine is used as a precursor for the synthesis of isoquinolines (verapamil).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Entry on 3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 27, 2019(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ David R. Lide: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics A Ready-reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-0595-5 , pp. 206 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b Data sheet 3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 27, 2019 ( PDF ).
- ^ Ian W. Southon, John Buckingham: Dictionary of Alkaloids, Second Edition with CD-ROM . CRC Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0-412-24910-5 , pp. 362 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Karl Hugo Bauer: The current state of the synthesis of plant alkaloids . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-322-98841-6 , pp. 76 ( limited preview in Google Book search).