(3S,4R)-4-Amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

49642-11-7

CAS Name

(3S,4R)-4-Amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H17NO3

Molecular Mass

175.23

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    204-205 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H17NO3/c1-5(2)3-6(9)7(10)4-8(11)12/h5-7,10H,3-4,9H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)/t6-,7+/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=DFVFTMTWCUHJBL-RQJHMYQMSA-N

SMILES

[C@H]([C@H](CC(O)=O)O)(CC(C)C)N

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CC(O)C(N)CC(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Heptanoic acid, 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-, (3S,4R)-
  • Heptanoic acid, 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-, [S-(R*,S*)]-
  • (3S,4R)-4-Amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid
  • (+) (3S,4R)-4-Amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid

CAS INSIGHTSTM
Biotite (black mica) mineral on black background.