PCAA

PCAA

IUPAC name 5-[(1-Phenylcyclohexyl)amino]pentanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	77160-83-9
PubChem	173576
ChemSpider	151498^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCNC2(c1ccccc1)CCCCC2
InChI InChI=1S/C17H25NO2/c19-16(20)11-5-8-14-18-17(12-6-2-7-13-17)15-9-3-1-4-10-15/h1,3-4,9-10,18H,2,5-8,11-14H2,(H,19,20)^Y Key: RZGZMLICFFEUIQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C17H25NO2/c19-16(20)11-5-8-14-18-17(12-6-2-7-13-17)15-9-3-1-4-10-15/h1,3-4,9-10,18H,2,5-8,11-14H2,(H,19,20) Key: RZGZMLICFFEUIQ-UHFFFAOYAJ
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₇H₂₅NO₂
Molar mass	275.386 g/mol
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

PCAA, or 5-[N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)]-aminopentanoic acid, is a metabolite of phencyclidine (PCP). It can be detected in the urine of PCP users by mass spectrometry as means of drug screening.^[1]

References

^ Ojanpera, Suvi; Pelander, Anna; Pelzing, Matthias; Krebs, Ilmari; Vuori, Erkki; Ojanpera, Ilkka (2006). "Isotopic pattern and accurate mass determination in urine drug screening by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 20 (7): 1161–1167. doi:10.1002/rcm.2429. PMID 16521169.