Selenomethionine

C5H11NO2SeCAS 1464-42-2196.12 g/mol

SeNH2OOH
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H11NO2Se
Molar mass
196.12 g/mol
Exact mass
196.9955 Da
Melting point
265 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.04Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
63.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
4

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Aggregated from 49 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P316, P304+P340, P316, P319, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
1464-42-2
SMILES
C[Se]CCC(N)C(=O)O
InChIKey
RJFAYQIBOAGBLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H11NO2Se/c1-9-3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

10 names
  • Butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-(methylseleno)-
  • Butyric acid, 2-amino-4-(methylselenyl)-
  • 2-Amino-4-(methylseleno)butanoic acid
  • 2-Amino-4-(methylselenyl)butyric acid
  • Selenium methionine
  • 2-Amino-4-(methylseleno)butyric acid
  • DL-Selenomethionine
  • Seleno-DL-methionine
  • (±)-Selenomethionine
  • 2-Azaniumyl-4-methylselanylbutanoate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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