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Melatonin

CAS Registry Number®

73-31-4

CAS Name

Melatonin

Molecular Formula

C13H16N2O2

Molecular Mass

232.28

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    117 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.269 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H16N2O2/c1-9(16)14-6-5-10-8-15-13-4-3-11(17-2)7-12(10)13/h3-4,7-8,15H,5-6H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16)

InChIKey

InChIKey=DRLFMBDRBRZALE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CNC(C)=O)C=1C=2C(NC1)=CC=C(OC)C2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(NCCC1=CNC=2C=CC(OC)=CC21)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetamide, N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-
  • Acetamide, N-[2-(5-methoxyindol-3-yl)ethyl]-
  • N-[2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide
  • N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine
  • Melatonin

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

942407-96-7, 1581233-31-9

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