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SHEET /m/cadaverine · PubChem CID 273 · CAS 462-94-2 · REV 2026.07

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Cadaverine

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C5H14N2 · 102.18 g/mol

DAPE · Animal coniine · pentamethylenediamine

What is Cadaverine?

The other molecule named for the smell of decay, and part of what gives bad breath and bacterial vaginosis their odor. from source

CategoryScent & aroma
Chemical familyAmines
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESC(CCN)CCN

Toxicity & hazards

DangerCorrosiveIrritantH302, H312, H314, H318from source

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Where Cadaverine leads

Relatedcomputed
Putrescine88% similarBoth carry an amine group.Spermidine47% similarBoth carry an amine group.Agmatine39% similarBoth carry an amine group.GABA35% similarBoth carry an amine group.

Sources & methodology

PubChem CID
273
Wikidata
Q161555
Structure
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