
Nonivamide
Nonivamide is a capsaicinoid that is the carboxamide resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylamine with the carboxy group of nonanoic acid. It is the active ingredient in many pepper sprays. It has a role as a lachrymator. It is a member of phenols and a capsaicinoid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- N-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]nonanamide
- Molecular formula
- C17H27NO3
- Molecular weight
- 293.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 293.19909372 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 58.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:46936
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL75124
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1034769
- PubMed:37989449
- PubMed:36847817
- PubMed:28012242
- PubMed:28008281
- PubMed:27666931
- PubMed:25929250
- PubMed:25422952
- PubMed:25307998
- PubMed:24753478
- PubMed:23929722
- PubMed:22750130
- PubMed:22553389
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