(S)-4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]pyrocatechol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

211.5°C

Boiling point:

316.88°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1967 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4760 (estimate)

solubility 

Aqueous Acid (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly)

form 

Solid

pka

9.60±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Off-White to Light Brown

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H13NO3/c1-10-5-9(13)6-2-3-7(11)8(12)4-6/h2-4,9-13H,5H2,1H3/t9-/m1/s1

InChIKey

UCTWMZQNUQWSLP-SECBINFHSA-N

SMILES

C1(O)=CC=C([C@H](O)CNC)C=C1O

(S)-4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]pyrocatechol Usage And Synthesis

Uses

D-(+)-Epinephrine is a stereoisomer of Epinephrine, a natural neurotransmitter that is released from the adrenal medulla and activates adrenoceptors.

Definition

ChEBI: (S)-adrenaline is the S-enantiomer of adrenaline. It is an enantiomer of a (R)-adrenaline.