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Arecoline

Arecoline structure

Arecoline 

structure
  • CAS No:

    63-75-2

  • Formula:

    C8H13NO2

  • Chemical Name:

    Arecoline

  • Synonyms:

    3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid,1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-,methyl ester;Nicotinic acid,1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-,methyl ester;Arecoline;Arecaidine methyl ester;Arecoline base;Methyl 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methylnicotinate;3-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine;Methyl N-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydronicotinate;Arecolin;Methyl arecaidin;NSC 56321;Methylarecaidine;1-Methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester;1398-01-2

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Description

Oily Liquid


Arecoline is a tetrahydropyridine that is 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine with a methyl group at position 1, and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 3. An alkaloid found in the areca nut, it acts as an agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine. It has a role as a muscarinic agonist and a metabolite. It is a tetrahydropyridine, an enoate ester, a pyridine alkaloid and a methyl ester.|An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.

Arecoline Basic Attributes

155.196

155.19

200-565-5

4ALN5933BH

56321

DTXSID3022617

2933399090

Characteristics

29.5

0.35

1.0495 g/cm3 @ Temp: 20 °C

<25 °C

209 °C

81.1ºC

1.483

1000000 mg/L (at 25 °C)

0.08 mmHg

Oral-rat LD50: 40 mg/kg; Oral-Mouse LD50: 550 mg/kg

Flammable; burning produces toxic nitrogen oxide fumes

7.16None

7.16

Safety Information

Treasury is ventilated, low temperature and dry; stored separately from oxidant

Reacts with oxidants

Toxicity

moderately toxic

Drug Information

Drugs that bind to and activate cholinergic receptors. (See all compounds classified as Cholinergic Agonists.)

Arecaline

Arecoline Use and Manufacturing

Uses

A cholinergic alkaloid from seeds of the betel nut palm Areca catechu. Anthelmintic (Cestodes); cathartic

Pharmaceuticals -> Animal Drugs -> Approved in Taiwan

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:155.19
XLogP3:0.3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Rotatable Bond Count:2
Exact Mass:155.094628657
Monoisotopic Mass:155.094628657
Topological Polar Surface Area:29.5
Heavy Atom Count:11
Complexity:187
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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