Glycine

CAS Registry Number®

56-40-6

CAS Name

Glycine

Molecular Formula

C2H5NO2

Molecular Mass

75.07

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    290 °C (decomp)

  • Density (1)

    1.161 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)

InChIKey

InChIKey=DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CN)(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CN

Other Names for this Substance

  • Glycine
  • Acetic acid, amino-
  • Aminoacetic acid
  • Aminoethanoic acid
  • Glycocoll

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

52955-63-2, 57678-19-0, 87867-94-5, 848646-45-7, 1119449-36-3, 1153953-88-8, 1173020-11-5, 1196157-78-4

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