L-Arginine

CAS Registry Number®

74-79-3

CAS Name

L-Arginine

Molecular Formula

C6H14N4O2

Molecular Mass

174.20

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    244 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.10 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H14N4O2/c7-4(5(11)12)2-1-3-10-6(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,11,12)(H4,8,9,10)/t4-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-BYPYZUCNSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(N)CCCNC(=N)N

Other Names for this Substance

  • L-Arginine
  • Arginine, L-
  • Arginine
  • Pentanoic acid, 2-amino-5-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-, (S)-
  • L-(+)-Arginine

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

142-49-4, 7004-12-8, 154605-63-7, 154605-67-1, 667422-95-9, 1332377-47-5

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