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Tetramethylpyrazine

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Tetramethylpyrazine structure

Tetramethylpyrazine 

structure
  • CAS No:

    1124-11-4

  • Formula:

    C8H12N2

  • Chemical Name:

    Tetramethylpyrazine

  • Synonyms:

    Pyrazine,2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-;Pyrazine,tetramethyl-;2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine;Tetramethylpyrazine;BS factor;Ligustrazine;Tetrapyrazine;Chuanxingzine;Ligustrazin;NSC 36080;NSC 46451;87396-75-6;93615-56-6

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Perfuming

Description

Solid|white crystals or powder with a musty, fermented, coffee odour


Tetramethylpyrazine is a member of the class of pyrazines that is pyrazine in which all four hydrogens have been replaced by methyl groups. An alkaloid extracted from Chuanxiong (Ligusticum wallichii). It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an apoptosis inhibitor, a neuroprotective agent, a vasodilator agent, a platelet aggregation inhibitor and a bacterial metabolite. It is a member of pyrazines and an alkaloid.

Tetramethylpyrazine Basic Attributes

136.19

136.100048391

214-391-2

V80F4IA5XG

46451|36080

DTXSID6047070

29339990

Characteristics

1.28 (LogP)|1.28

85.0 °C|86°C

190.0 °C|190.00°C.@760.00mmHg

<0.1 [ug/mL]|7007 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)|slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils, propylene glycol, organic solvents|very soluble (in ethanol)

Safety Information

|Warning|H302 (100%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 1679 companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.|H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]

Drug Information

Drugs used to cause dilation of the blood vessels. (See all compounds classified as Vasodilator Agents.)

chuanxiongzine

Tetramethylpyrazine Use and Manufacturing

Uses

Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index

Pyrazine, 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-: ACTIVE

Food additives -> Flavoring Agents

Flavoring Agents

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:136.19
XLogP3:1.3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Exact Mass:136.100048391
Monoisotopic Mass:136.100048391
Topological Polar Surface Area:25.8
Heavy Atom Count:10
Complexity:87.8
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Drug Function and Efficacy

Vasodilation and improvement of microcirculation

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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