β-Alanine

C3H7NO2CAS 107-95-989.09 g/mol

H2NOOH
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H7NO2
Molar mass
89.09 g/mol
Exact mass
89.0477 Da
Density
1.437 g/mL (at −5 °C)
Melting point
200 °C (decomposes)
pKa
10.2
logP
-0.58Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
63.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 327 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 327 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
107-95-9
SMILES
NCCC(=O)O
InChIKey
UCMIRNVEIXFBKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1-2,4H2,(H,5,6)

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Names and synonyms

10 names
  • 3-Aminopropanoic acid
  • β-Aminopropionic acid
  • Propanoic acid, 3-amino-
  • 3-Aminopropionic acid
  • Abufene
  • ω-Aminopropionic acid
  • 2-Carboxyethylamine
  • β-Aminopropanoic acid
  • NSC 7603
  • 3-Azaniumylpropanoate

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