- IUPAC name
- 6,14-dimethyl-4,12-diazapentacyclo[8.6.1.12,5.013,17.09,18]octadeca-1(17),2,5,9(18),10,13-hexaene-7,8,15,16-tetrone
- Molecular formula
- C18H10N2O4
- Molecular weight
- 318.3 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 318.06405680 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 92.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
Melanin6,14-dimethyl-4,12-diazapentacyclo[8.6.1.1^{2,5}.0^{13,17}.0^{9,18}]octadeca-1(17),2,5,9(18),10,13-hexaene-7,8,15,16-tetrone6,14-dimethyl-4,12-diazapentacyclo(8.6.1.12,5.013,17.09,18)octadeca-1(17),2,5,9(18),10,13-hexaene-7,8,15,16-tetrone6,14-dimethyl-4,12-diazapentacyclo(8.6.1.1^(2,5).0^(13,17).0^(9,18))octadeca-1(17),2,5,9(18),10,13-hexaene-7,8,15,16-tetroneRefChem:156300CHEBI:25179232-473-6Melanin from Sepia officinalis
16 more reported names
PhaeomelaninsMelanin synthetic3,8-dimethylbenzo[1,2,3-cd:4,5,6-c'd']diindole-4,5,9,10(2H,7H)-tetraoneC18H10N2O4Melanin, syntheticLevodopa Impurity 15Creanatural Sepia MelaninT6T74PN7VHGTPL5415CHEBI:89634Melanin - fungal (Ganoderma lucidum)Melanin - insect (Hermetia illucens)Melanin - plant (Osmanthus fragrans)AS-881102,7-Dihydro-3,8-dimethylanthra[1,9-bc:5,10-b'c']dipyrrole-4,5,9,10-tetrone3,8-Dimethyl-2,7-dihydrobenzo[1,2,3-cd:4,5,6-c'd']diindole-4,5,9,10-tetrone
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:89634
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL4283875
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID301001278
- PubMed:26586997
- PubMed:23994248
- PubMed:23872139
- PubMed:23053666
- PubMed:20973933
- PubMed:17077530
- PubMed:14615486
- PubMed:12098580
- PubMed:11092760
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