3-Pyrrolylethylamine

3-Pyrrolylethylamine (3-NEA or 2-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl)ethylamine) is a chemical compound of the arylalkylamine family.^[1] It can be thought of as the analogue of tryptamine (2-indolylethylamine) in which the benzene component of the indole ring has been removed, leaving only a pyrrole ring.^[1]

Other names3-NEA; 2-(1H-Pyrrol-3-yl)ethylamine; 3-(2-Aminoethyl)pyrrole

CAS Number

• 73625-10-2
  73625-09-9

PubChem CID

• 13437354

ChemSpider

• 14562434

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3-Pyrrolylethylamine

Clinical data
Other names	3-NEA; 2-(1H-Pyrrol-3-yl)ethylamine; 3-(2-Aminoethyl)pyrrole
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl)ethanamine
CAS Number	73625-10-2 73625-09-9
PubChem CID	13437354
ChemSpider	14562434
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C6H10N2
Molar mass	110.160 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C1=CNC=C1CCN
InChI InChI=1S/C6H10N2/c7-3-1-6-2-4-8-5-6/h2,4-5,8H,1,3,7H2 Key:ZBJSHMBQYSDTGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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The compound is also related to other arylalkylamines as well as trace amines including phenethylamine (2-phenylethylamine), 2-furylethylamine, thiopropamine (1-(2-thienyl)-2-aminopropane), and isocyclamine (cyclopentanylaminopropane), among others.^[1] Many of these compounds are monoamine releasing agents and/or reuptake inhibitors.^[1]

3-NEA was first described in the scientific literature by 1965.^[1]