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D13208

1,4-Diaminobutane

99%

Synonym(s):

1,4-Butanediamine, Putrescine, Tetramethylenediamine

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Linear Formula:
NH2(CH2)4NH2
CAS Number:
110-60-1
Molecular Weight:
88.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24893255
EC Number:
203-782-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605282
MDL number:
MFCD00008235
Assay:
99%
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

200

assay

99%

form

solid

expl. lim.

9.08 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.457 (lit.)

bp

158-160 °C (lit.)

mp

25-28 °C (lit.)

density

0.877 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NCCCCN

InChI

1S/C4H12N2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-6H2

InChI key

KIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Odc1(24609)

Application

GABA precursor in many biological systems and synthon for amido-ureas.

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

113.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

45 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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BCCN9896
SDBB3495

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Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1, 3179-3179 (1992)
M C de Mello et al.
Neurochemistry international, 22(3), 249-253 (1993-03-01)
Cultured retina cells from chick embryos took up [3H]putrescine and approx 10.8% of the incorporated amine was converted into [3H]GABA. The putrescine-derived GABA accumulated in a pool that was released in the medium at a rate corresponding to 3.66% of
Juhani Jänne et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 271(5), 877-894 (2004-03-11)
The polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine are organic cations shown to participate in a bewildering number of cellular reactions, yet their exact functions in intermediary metabolism and specific interactions with cellular components remain largely elusive. Pharmacological interventions have demonstrated convincingly
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