(E)-4-(dimethylamino)cinnamaldehyde
Also known as 4-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde, p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde, DMACA, 3-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]prop-2-enal
'''p-Dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (DMACA''') is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is used in an acidic solution to detect indoles.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H13NO
- Molecular weight
- 175.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (E)-3-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]prop-2-enal
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Research
6 papers- Reaction of 4-trans-(N,N-dimethylamino)cinnamaldehyde with the liver alcohol dehydrogenase-oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide complex.Biochemistry · 1984
- Inhibitory Effects of a Variety of Aldehydes on Amaranthus tricolor L. and Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
- Structural and functional characterization of the triticale (x Triticosecale Wittm.) phytocystatin TrcC-8 and its dimerization-dependent inhibitory activity.Phytochemistry · 2017
- Visualizing Viscosity Changes in Tumor and Rheumatoid Arthritis with a Dual-Targeted NIR Fluorescent Probe.Analytical chemistry · 2025
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Use as a testing reagent
- See also
- References
- External links
'''p-Dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (DMACA') is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is used in an acidic solution to detect indoles.
==Use as a testing reagent== The DMACA is any of a number of acidified DMACA solutions: 0.117 g of DMACA, 39 mL of ethanol, 5 mL of conc hydrochloric acid and diluted to 50mL with water 1 g DMACA, 1 mL conc. hydrochloric acid and 99 mL water 1 g DMACA in 99 mL conc. hydrochloric acid.