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Dopamine (C8H11NO2) — Properties, Uses & Safety
🧬 Biochemistry & Life ScienceOverview
The reward neurotransmitter central to motivation, pleasure, and motor control; its depletion causes Parkinson's disease.
- IUPAC Name
- 4-(2-aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol
- CAS Number
- 51-61-6
- PubChem CID
- 681
- Molecular Formula
- C8H11NO2
- Molar Mass
- 153.179 g/mol
- State at STP
- solid
- Appearance
- White to off-white crystalline solid
Safety Information
GHS Hazard Codes
H302
GHS Pictograms
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