Folic acid

CAS Registry Number®

59-30-3

CAS Name

Folic acid

Molecular Formula

C19H19N7O6

Molecular Mass

441.40

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    250 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C19H19N7O6/c20-19-25-15-14(17(30)26-19)23-11(8-22-15)7-21-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)16(29)24-12(18(31)32)5-6-13(27)28/h1-4,8,12,21H,5-7H2,(H,24,29)(H,27,28)(H,31,32)(H3,20,22,25,26,30)/t12-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N

SMILES

O=C1C=2C(NC=C(CNC3=CC=C(C(N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)=O)C=C3)N2)=NC(N)=N1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1N=C(N=C2NC=C(N=C12)CNC3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)NC(C(=O)O)CCC(=O)O)N

Other Names for this Substance

  • L-Glutamic acid, N-[4-[[(2-amino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-
  • Folic acid
  • L-Glutamic acid, N-[4-[[(2-amino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-
  • N-[4-[[(2-Amino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid
  • Pteroylglutamic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

11096-55-2, 33609-88-0

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