6-Amino-2-oxohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

10606-14-1

CAS Name

6-Amino-2-oxohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H11NO3

Molecular Mass

145.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    215-216 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H11NO3/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h1-4,7H2,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=GWENQMVPLJAMAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCN)(C(O)=O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(=O)CCCCN

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-2-oxo-
  • 6-Amino-2-oxohexanoic acid
  • ε-Amino-α-ketocaproic acid
  • ε-Amino-α-oxocaproic acid
  • 6-Amino-2-ketohexanoic acid

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