Cadaverine

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    462-94-2

    Molecular formula
    C5H14N2

    SMILES
    C(CCN)CCN

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fishy 90.93%
    Cheesy 71.4%
    Ripe 58.54%
    Animal 37.73%
    Odorless 29.33%
    Meaty 24.37%
    Savory 17.39%
    Pungent 16.06%
    Musty 14.58%
    Cooked 14.43%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.6

    Molecular weight
    102.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Melting point expt.

    • 11.83 °C
    • 9 °C

    Boiling point

    • 179 °C

    Flash point est.
    69.3 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 62 °C (144 °F) - closed cup

    Solubility expt.

    • Soluble in water, ethanol; slightly soluble in ethyl ether

  • Synonyms

    • Pentane-1,5-diamine
    • cadaverine
    • 1,5-Diaminopentane
    • 462-94-2
    • 1,5-pentanediamine
    • pentamethylenediamine
    • Cadaverin
    • 1,5-Pentamethylenediamine
    • Animal coniine
    • AI3-26937
    • 1,5-Diamino-n-pentane
    • BRN 1697256
    • UNII-L90BEN6OLL
    • L90BEN6OLL
    • EINECS 207-329-0
    • CHEBI:18127
    • HSDB 7866
    • CHEMBL119296
    • DTXSID5075448
    • EC 207-329-0
    • 4-04-00-01310 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • MFCD00008239
    • pentane, 1,5-diamino-
    • 1-BioDex
    • N2P
    • 1,5 Pentanediamine
    • Cadaverine, 95%
    • 1,5-diamino-pentane
    • BioDex 1-
    • 1,5-Amylene diamine
    • CADAVERINE [MI]
    • 5-azaniumylpentylammonium
    • alpha,omega-Pentanediamine
    • bmse000072
    • SCHEMBL21367
    • Cadaverine, analytical standard
    • H2N(CH2)5NH2
    • SCHEMBL5495920
    • DTXCID9040479
    • BBL027704
    • BDBM50323741
    • GEO-00925
    • MSK000515
    • STL372961
    • AKOS005169829
    • Cadaverine, purum, >=97.0% (GC)
    • CCG-266036
    • DB03854
    • FD00335
    • NCGC00166285-01
    • AS-30673
    • DB-051367
    • NS00007504
    • EN300-84224
    • C01672
    • A827022
    • Q161555
    • InChI=1/C5H14N2/c6-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-7H
    • Z951173830
    • 1948270A-6D1B-4F40-BC13-9B680ED17B17
    • 207-329-0
    • LB9

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 173.07
    methanol 376.83
    isopropanol 69.11
    water 33.16
    ethyl acetate 20.3
    n-propanol 118.8
    acetone 40.32
    n-butanol 97.12
    acetonitrile 30.62
    DMF 105.41
    toluene 5.64
    isobutanol 57.59
    1,4-dioxane 65.77
    methyl acetate 23.04
    THF 180.95
    2-butanone 24.54
    n-pentanol 40.25
    sec-butanol 43.34
    n-hexane 2.05
    ethylene glycol 148.21
    NMP 193.61
    cyclohexane 5.35
    DMSO 226.89
    n-butyl acetate 36.25
    n-octanol 13.22
    chloroform 58.16
    n-propyl acetate 16.4
    acetic acid 354.28
    dichloromethane 50.14
    cyclohexanone 78.01
    propylene glycol 124.21
    isopropyl acetate 9.39
    DMAc 51.62
    2-ethoxyethanol 73.62
    isopentanol 38.2
    n-heptane 6.88
    ethyl formate 54.68
    1,2-dichloroethane 24.36
    n-hexanol 62.8
    2-methoxyethanol 197.02
    isobutyl acetate 10.33
    tetrachloromethane 19.71
    n-pentyl acetate 15.51
    transcutol 74.11
    n-heptanol 27.82
    ethylbenzene 2.05
    MIBK 7.39
    2-propoxyethanol 120.33
    tert-butanol 41.05
    MTBE 9.18
    2-butoxyethanol 64.11
    propionic acid 163.94
    o-xylene 4.31
    formic acid 284.73
    diethyl ether 13.2
    m-xylene 3.5
    p-xylene 3.28
    chlorobenzene 17.22
    dimethyl carbonate 10.68
    n-octane 1.8
    formamide 186.27
    cyclopentanone 136.2
    2-pentanone 18.02
    anisole 6.95
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 38.35
    gamma-butyrolactone 226.04
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 86.21
    pyridine 60.88
    3-pentanone 13.09
    furfural 194.58
    n-dodecane 0.98
    diethylene glycol 115.94
    diisopropyl ether 2.63
    tert-amyl alcohol 29.72
    acetylacetone 18.83
    n-hexadecane 1.03
    acetophenone 11.2
    methyl propionate 23.69
    isopentyl acetate 21.56
    trichloroethylene 53.53
    n-nonanol 11.69
    cyclohexanol 58.53
    benzyl alcohol 20.84
    2-ethylhexanol 25.58
    isooctanol 16.45
    dipropyl ether 23.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 17.25
    ethyl lactate 23.18
    propylene carbonate 99.6
    n-methylformamide 150.06
    2-pentanol 26.51
    n-pentane 3.23
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 77.42
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 30.91
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 22.63
    mesitylene 2.47
    ε-caprolactone 80.43
    p-cymene 5.89
    epichlorohydrin 88.98
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 17.46
    2-aminoethanol 196.08
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 130.05
    sulfolane 269.49
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.5
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 67.71
    n-hexyl acetate 14.02
    isooctane 0.88
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 38.39
    sec-butyl acetate 6.94
    tert-butyl acetate 8.87
    decalin 1.62
    glycerin 200.24
    diglyme 72.32
    acrylic acid 185.13
    isopropyl myristate 5.44
    n-butyric acid 182.7
    acetyl acetate 16.5
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 12.62
    ethyl propionate 11.61
    nitromethane 173.65
    1,2-diethoxyethane 18.66
    benzonitrile 22.58
    trioctyl phosphate 11.44
    1-bromopropane 12.91
    gamma-valerolactone 174.22
    n-decanol 8.25
    triethyl phosphate 14.16
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 9.86
    propionitrile 30.76
    vinylene carbonate 88.35
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 164.27
    DMS 13.35
    cumene 2.21
    2-octanol 10.11
    2-hexanone 12.21
    octyl acetate 8.88
    limonene 10.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 55.2
    ethyl orthosilicate 13.27
    tributyl phosphate 12.87
    diacetone alcohol 23.94
    N,N-dimethylaniline 6.52
    acrylonitrile 48.09
    aniline 29.51
    1,3-propanediol 197.08
    bromobenzene 11.1
    dibromomethane 29.57
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 45.97
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 19.36
    tetrabutyl urea 15.61
    diisobutyl methanol 9.9
    2-phenylethanol 26.48
    styrene 3.08
    dioctyl adipate 11.51
    dimethyl sulfate 28.49
    ethyl butyrate 23.42
    methyl lactate 43.87
    butyl lactate 26.89
    diethyl carbonate 14.7
    propanediol butyl ether 45.96
    triethyl orthoformate 21.48
    p-tert-butyltoluene 5.75
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 18.04
    morpholine 104.13
    tert-butylamine 19.39
    n-dodecanol 6.39
    dimethoxymethane 34.02
    ethylene carbonate 69.52
    cyrene 45.66
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 17.83
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 17.31
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 22.3
    4-methylpyridine 30.18
    dibutyl ether 8.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 9.9
    DEF 35.68
    dimethyl isosorbide 47.83
    tetrachloroethylene 48.06
    eugenol 25.35
    triacetin 18.49
    span 80 38.42
    1,4-butanediol 64.92
    1,1-dichloroethane 15.87
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 19.52
    methyl formate 85.67
    2-methyl-1-butanol 41.75
    n-decane 1.6
    butyronitrile 34.45
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 9.65
    1-chlorooctane 4.76
    1-chlorotetradecane 2.12
    n-nonane 1.59
    undecane 1.17
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.44
    cyclooctane 1.84
    cyclopentanol 124.19
    tetrahydropyran 52.26
    tert-amyl methyl ether 8.16
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 44.18
    1-hexene 5.06
    2-isopropoxyethanol 34.75
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 110.24
    methyl butyrate 21.54

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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