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(-)-Carnitine

CAS Registry Number®

541-15-1

CAS Name

(-)-Carnitine

Molecular Formula

C7H15NO3

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    196-198 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H15NO3/c1-8(2,3)5-6(9)4-7(10)11/h6,9H,4-5H2,1-3H3/t6-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=PHIQHXFUZVPYII-ZCFIWIBFSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C([O-])CC(O)C[N+](C)(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt, (2R)-
  • Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, L-
  • 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, (R)-
  • (-)-Carnitine
  • Carnitine, (-)-

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

101512-81-6, 4209-27-2, 7634-98-2

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