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butyrylcholine
Sign in to saveButyrylcholine is a choline-based ester that can function as a neurotransmitter. It is similar to acetylcholine, with activation of some of the same receptors as acetylcholine. Butyrylcholine is a synthetic compound and does not occur in the body naturally.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H20NO2+
- Molecular weight
- 174.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-butanoyloxyethyl(trimethyl)azanium
- SMILES
- CCCC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C
- InChIKey
- YRIBGSCJIMXMPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 174.14885530009
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- canonical SMILES
- O=C(CCC)OCC[N+](C)(C)C
- Commons category
- Butyrylcholine
- chemical formula
- C₉H₂₀NO₂⁺
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Usage
- References
Butyrylcholine is a choline-based ester that can function as a neurotransmitter. It is similar to acetylcholine, with activation of some of the same receptors as acetylcholine. Butyrylcholine is a synthetic compound and does not occur in the body naturally.
== Usage ==
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