An alkane-alpha,omega-diammonium(2+) that is the dication of putrescine (1,4-butanediamine) arising from protonation of both primary amino groups; major species at pH 7.3.

Identification

IUPAC Names

butane-1,4-bis(aminium)

Molecular Formula
C4H14N2
Mass
90.16740
Monoisotopic Mass
90.11460
Charge
+2
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H12N2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-6H2/p+2
InChIKey
KIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-P
SMILES
[NH3+]CCCC[NH3+]
Synonyms

butane-1,4-diaminium

putrescine

putrescinium dication

putrescinium(2+)

Species

saccharomyces cerevisiae

NCBI:txid493224678285

homo sapiens

NCBI:txid960610.1038/nbt.2488