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L-Phenylalanine

CAS Registry Number®

63-91-2

CAS Name

L-Phenylalanine

Molecular Formula

C9H11NO2

Molecular Mass

165.19

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    283 °C (decomp)

  • Density (2)

    1.24 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H11NO2/c10-8(9(11)12)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6,10H2,(H,11,12)/t8-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=COLNVLDHVKWLRT-QMMMGPOBSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H](C(O)=O)N)C1=CC=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(N)CC=1C=CC=CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • L-Phenylalanine
  • Alanine, phenyl-, L-
  • (S)-α-Aminohydrocinnamic acid
  • (S)-α-Amino-β-phenylpropionic acid
  • Phenylalanine

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

3617-44-5, 5297-02-9, 10549-09-4, 67675-33-6, 801204-11-5, 2416148-28-0

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