CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Dark red solid with a volatile pungent odor; [HSDB] Formulated as dry powder, liquid, and liquid spray; [Reference #1] White crystalline solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Pure dark red solid |
| Odor | Highly volatile with a pungent odor |
| Taste | Burning taste detectable in 1 part in 100,000 |
| Boiling Point | 210-220 |
| Melting Point | 65 |
| Flash Point | 113 °C (235 °F) - closed cup |
| Solubility | Insoluble in cold water |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.00000001 [mmHg] |
| LogP | log Kow = 3.04 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides/. |
| Collision Cross Section | 183 Ų [M+H]+ [CCS Type: TW, Method: Major Mix IMS/Tof Calibration Kit (Waters)] |
| Other Experimental Properties | Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.14X10-10 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Biological Agents -> Plant Toxins |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 305.4 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 3.6 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 9 |
| Exact Mass | 305.19909372 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 305.19909372 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 58.6 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 22 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 341 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Capsaicin is a capsaicinoid. It has a role as a non-narcotic analgesic, a voltage-gated sodium channel blocker and a TRPV1 agonist.