Cadaverine

Base Information

Chemical Name:Cadaverine
CAS No.:462-94-2
Molecular Formula:C5H14N2
Molecular Weight:102.18
Hs Code.:29212900
European Community (EC) Number:207-329-0
UNII:L90BEN6OLL
DSSTox Substance ID:DTXSID5075448
Nikkaji Number:J5.771A
Wikipedia:Cadaverine
Wikidata:Q161555
NCI Thesaurus Code:C95330
Pharos Ligand ID:XAP9P6FX95CV
Metabolomics Workbench ID:38124
ChEMBL ID:CHEMBL119296
Mol file:462-94-2.mol

Synonyms:1,5 Pentanediamine;1,5-Pentanediamine;BioDex 1;Cadaverine;Pentamethylenediamine

Suppliers and Price of Cadaverine

Supply Marketing:

Business phase:: The product has achieved commercial mass production^*data from LookChem market partment

Manufacturers and distributors:

Manufacture/Brand
Chemicals and raw materials
Packaging
price

TRC
Cadaverine
5g
$ 135.00

TCI Chemical
1,5-Diaminopentane >98.0%(T)
25mL
$ 270.00

TCI Chemical
1,5-Diaminopentane >98.0%(T)
5mL
$ 84.00

SynQuest Laboratories
Pentane-1,5-diamine
1 g
$ 33.00

SynQuest Laboratories
Pentane-1,5-diamine
5 g
$ 99.00

Sigma-Aldrich
Cadaverine purum, ≥97.0% (GC)
50 mL
$ 680.00

Sigma-Aldrich
Cadaverine purum, ≥97.0% (GC)
50ml-f
$ 650.00

Sigma-Aldrich
Cadaverine 95%
25g
$ 388.00

Sigma-Aldrich
Cadaverine 95%
5g
$ 115.00

Sigma-Aldrich
Cadaverine analytical standard
1ml
$ 73.80

Total 18 raw suppliers

Chemical Property of Cadaverine

Chemical Property:

Appearance/Colour:colourless to light yellow liquid
Vapor Pressure:4.93E-08mmHg at 25°C
Melting Point:9 °C
Refractive Index:n20/D 1.458(lit.)
Boiling Point:179 °C at 760 mmHg
PKA:10.05(at 25℃)
Flash Point:76.5 °C
PSA：52.04000
Density:0.862 g/cm³
LogP:1.47470
Sensitive.:Air Sensitive & Hygroscopic
Solubility.:1 M HCl: soluble0.5g/10 mL, clear, colorless
Water Solubility.:soluble
XLogP3:-0.6
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Rotatable Bond Count:4
Exact Mass:102.115698455
Heavy Atom Count:7
Complexity:25.3

Purity/Quality:

99%, ^*data from raw suppliers

Cadaverine ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

Pictogram(s): C
Hazard Codes:C
Statements: 34-36/37
Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39-45-25-27

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

Chemical Classes:Nitrogen Compounds -> Amines, Aliphatic
Canonical SMILES:C(CCN)CCN
General Description 1,5-Diaminopentane (also known as cadaverine or pentamethylenediamine) is a biologically and industrially significant diamine, primarily produced via the enzymatic decarboxylation of l-lysine by lysine decarboxylase (LDC). It serves as a key precursor for bio-based nylon PA5X, with industrial applications in engineered plastics and fibers. Recent advances have identified highly efficient LDC enzymes, such as those from *Edwardsiella tarda* and *Aeromonas* sp., capable of achieving high yields and productivity under optimized conditions (e.g., pH 6–7, 50–55 °C). Additionally, 1,5-diaminopentane is involved in microbial siderophore biosynthesis, where it competes with other diamines like cystamine during assembly. Its charge properties also facilitate separation techniques like electrodialysis when derived from amino acid mixtures.

Technology Process of Cadaverine

There total 59 articles about Cadaverine which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 99.0%