Glutamic acid

CAS Registry Number®

617-65-2

CAS Name

Glutamic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H9NO4

Molecular Mass

147.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    94-97 °C @ Press: 3 Torr
  • Melting Point (2)

    199 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC(O)=O)(C(O)=O)N

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCC(N)C(=O)O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Glutamic acid
  • Glutamic acid, DL-
  • DL-Glutamic acid
  • (±)-Glutamic acid
  • DL-Glu

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