L-Alanine

CAS Registry Number®

56-41-7

CAS Name

L-Alanine

Molecular Formula

C3H7NO2

Molecular Mass

89.09

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    300 °C (decomp)

  • Density (1)

    1.432 g/cm³ @ Temp: 22 °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/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=QNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-REOHCLBHSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(N)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • L-Alanine
  • Alanine, L-
  • L-α-Alanine
  • L-2-Aminopropanoic acid
  • L-α-Aminopropionic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

115967-49-2, 6898-94-8, 759445-89-1, 787635-21-6, 170805-71-7, 1150316-17-8

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