Bufotenin

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Chemical and physical properties

5-HO-DMT - 5-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-tryptamine

Freebase Bufotenine

• CAS Registry Number: 487-93-4
• Composition: C12H16N2O
• Molecular Weight: 204.268 g/mol
• Melting point:146–147 °C (295–297 °F)
• Boiling point: 320 °C (608 °F)
• XLogP: 1.6
• XLogP3: 1.2 (PubChem)
• pKa: 9.67
• Colorimetric reagent results: Here
• Solubility:

Acetone @ 20 C: soluble (5 g/100 ml)

Chloroform @ 20 C: soluble

Dichloromethane @ 20 C: soluble

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) @ 20 C: soluble (6 g/100 ml)

D-Limonene (Orange Oil) @ 20 C: insoluble

D-Limonene (Orange Oil) @ 176 C: soluble (more than 1.7 g/100 ml)

Dilute Acids and Alkalis: Soluble (Merck Index)

Ethanol @ 20 C: soluble

Ether @ 20 C: soluble

Ethyl acetate @ 20 C: soluble

Heptane @ 20 C: insoluble

Heptane with 40% MEK @ 20 C: soluble (0.53 g/100 ml)

Heptane with 50% MEK @ 20 C: soluble (1.22 g/100 ml)

IPA @ 20 C: soluble

MEK @ 20 C: soluble

Methanol @ 20 C: soluble

Naphtha @ 20 C: insoluble

Water @ 20 C: nearly insoluble in pure water (no acid or alkali added)

Xylene @ 20 C: nearly insoluble (less than 0.03 g/100 ml)

Xylene @ 144 C: soluble (1.5 g/100 ml)

Bufotenine Fumarate

• Solubility:

Soluble in water

Insoluble in FASA (Fumaric Acid Saturated Acetone)