β-Alanine betaine

CAS Registry Number®

6458-06-6

CAS Name

β-Alanine betaine

Molecular Formula

C6H13NO2

Molecular Mass

131.17

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    205-206 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-7(2,3)5-4-6(8)9/h4-5H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ACZVSMNFVFBOTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethanaminium, 2-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt
  • Ammonium, (2-carboxyethyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt
  • β-Alanine, trimethylbetaine
  • (2-Carboxyethyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide, inner salt
  • β-Homobetaine

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