Compound

benzylamine

The conjugate acid of benzylamine; major product at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:225238), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:225238ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of benzylamine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, cation
Formula: C7H10N
Mass: 108.164 g/mol
Charge: +1
InChIKey: WGQKYBSKWIADBV-UHFFFAOYSA-O
SMILES: [NH3+]Cc1ccccc1
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

5 statements

5 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: benzylamine · Sources: Rhea

Order

benzylamine is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:59424Inferred only
benzylamine is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:76863Inferred only
benzaldehyde is converted to benzylamineCompoundRhea RHEA:76863Inferred only
benzylamine is metabolised by MAOBProteinRhea RHEA:59424Inferred only
benzylamine is a substrate of AOC3ProteinRhea RHEA:59424Inferred only

Reactions

4 reactions

CHEBI:41117+waterbenzylamine+formate
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:12096CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzylamine+dioxygen+waterbenzaldehyde+hydrogen peroxide+ammonium
Catalysed by MAOB or AOC3
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59424CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzylamine+pyruvatebenzaldehyde+L-alanine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:64272CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzylamine+NAD(1-)+waterbenzaldehyde+ammonium+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:76863CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

5 names

Resolves to: benzylamine

Also called: benzylaminium cationbenzylaminium(1+)benzylammmoniumphenylmethylaminium
Systematic name: phenylmethanaminium