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Molecule record

creatinine

C4H7N3O

113.12 g/mol

2D structure for creatinine

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H7N3O
Molar mass
113.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
113.0589 Da
3
1
1
58.70 Ų
-1.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
60-27-5
PubChem CID
588

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
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Functional groups

Amide
Amine
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-1.8PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-Methylglycocyamidine
  • 1-Methylhydantoin-2-imide
  • 2-Amino-1,5-dihydro-1-methyl-4H-imidazol-4-one
  • 2-Amino-1-methylimidazolin-4-one
  • 2-Imino-1-methylimidazolidin-4-one
  • 2-amino-1-methyl-1,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one
  • 2-amino-3-methyl-4H-imidazol-5-one
  • 200-466-7
Show all 23 synonyms
  • 4H-Imidazol-4-one, 2-amino-1,5-dihydro-1-methyl-
  • 60-27-5
  • AYI8EX34EU
  • CHEBI:16737
  • CHEMBL65567
  • CREATININE [II]
  • CREATININE [USP-RS]
  • Creatinine,heated
  • IMIDAZOLIDIN-4-ONE, 2-IMINO-1-METHYL
  • Kreatinin
  • Kreatininum
  • NSC-13123
  • NSC-760435
  • RefChem:5708
  • creatinina

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CN1CC(=O)N=C1N
Isomeric SMILES
CN1CC(=O)N=C1N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H7N3O/c1-7-2-3(8)6-4(7)5/h2H2,1H3,(H2,5,6,8)
InChIKey
DDRJAANPRJIHGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
588

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

1660 cm−1amide C=O (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for creatinine; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for creatinine; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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