Serotonin

C10H12N2OCAS 50-67-9176.22 g/mol

H2NNHOH
PhenolPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C10H12N2O
Molar mass
176.22 g/mol
Exact mass
176.0950 Da
Melting point
167.5 °C
logP
1.37Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
62.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Aggregated from 67 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P203, P264, P270, P280, P301+P316, P318, P321, P330, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
50-67-9
SMILES
NCCc1c[nH]c2ccc(O)cc12
InChIKey
QZAYGJVTTNCVMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H12N2O/c11-4-3-7-6-12-10-2-1-8(13)5-9(7)10/h1-2,5-6,12-13H,3-4,11H2

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Names and synonyms

18 names · show all
  • 1H-Indol-5-ol, 3-(2-aminoethyl)-
  • Indol-5-ol, 3-(2-aminoethyl)-
  • 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-ol
  • 5-HT
  • 3-(β-Aminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole
  • 3-(2-Aminoethyl)indol-5-ol
  • DS substance
  • Enteramine
  • 5-HTA
  • 5-Hydroxy-3-(β-aminoethyl)indole
  • 5-Hydroxytryptamine
  • Substance DS
  • Thrombocytin
  • Thrombotonin
  • Tryptamine, 5-hydroxy-
  • Enteramin
  • 5-Hydroxyltryptamine
  • 5-Hydroxytriptamine

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