putrescine
Also known as 1,4-butylenediamine, butylenediamine, 1,4-tetramethylenediamine, butane-1,4-diamine, tetramethyldiamine, 1,4-butanediamine
Putrescine is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(NH2)2. It is a colorless solid that melts near room temperature. It is classified as a diamine. Together with cadaverine, it is largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but also contributes to other unpleasant odors.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H12N2
- Molecular weight
- 88.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butane-1,4-diamine
- SMILES
- C(CCN)CN
- InChIKey
- KIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.9
- Polar surface area
- 52 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Putrescine is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(NH2)2. It is a colorless solid that melts near room temperature. It is classified as a diamine. Together with cadaverine, it is largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but also contributes to other unpleasant odors.
==Production== Putrescine is produced on an industrial scale by the hydrogenation of succinonitrile.