(±)-Methyldopa
CAS Registry Number®
55-40-3
CAS Name
(±)-MethyldopaMolecular Formula
C10H13NO4Molecular Mass
211.21Cite this Page
(±)-Methyldopa. CAS Common Chemistry. CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, n.d. http://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=55-40-3 (retrieved ) (CAS RN: 55-40-3). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).Compound Properties
Melting Point (1)
299-300.5 °C (decomp)
Source(s)
Other Names and Identifiers
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H13NO4/c1-10(11,9(14)15)5-6-2-3-7(12)8(13)4-6/h2-4,12-13H,5,11H2,1H3,(H,14,15)
InChIKey
InChIKey=CJCSPKMFHVPWAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(C(O)=O)(C)N)C1=CC(O)=C(O)C=C1
Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)C(N)(C)CC1=CC=C(O)C(O)=C1
Other Names for this Substance
- Tyrosine, 3-hydroxy-α-methyl-
- Alanine, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-
- 3-Hydroxy-α-methyltyrosine
- (±)-Methyldopa
- Racemic α-methyldopa
Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers
555-29-3