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4-aminopyridine

504-24-5C5H6N294.117 g/mol

An aromatic amine that is pyridine bearing a single amino substituent at position 4. An orphan drug in the US, it is used to improve walking in adults with multiple sclerosis. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

R05-C-042-JNIOSH, MOE · FY2023

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number504-24-5ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC5H6N2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass94.117 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass94.0531 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:34385ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass94.11 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass94.053098200 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP0.3PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)38.9PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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4-aminopyridine
pyridin-4-amine
NUKYPUAOHBNCPY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Nc1ccncc1
InChI=1S/C5H6N2/c6-5-1-3-7-4-2-5/h1-4H,(H2,6,7)

Names & synonyms

Ampyrafampridinafampridinefampridinumpyridin-4-amine

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Classification & relationships

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Roles recorded in ChEBI

avicideimmunosuppressive agentpotassium channel blockerorphan drugvulnerary

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2023 source classification
4-Aminopyridine · R05-C-042-JNIOSH, MOE
EndpointReported classification
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Long-term)Category 2

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0106251 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 5 atoms
63.81%
N
Nitrogen · 2 atoms
29.77%
H
Hydrogen · 6 atoms
6.43%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:34385

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 1727 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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