Alpha-aminoadipic acid

C6H11NO4CAS 542-32-5161.16 g/mol

NH2OOHOHO
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H11NO4
Molar mass
161.16 g/mol
Exact mass
161.0688 Da
Melting point
185–189 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.35Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
100.6 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
5

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 40 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P272, P280, P302+P352, P321, P333+P317, P362+P364, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
542-32-5
SMILES
NC(CCCC(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
OYIFNHCXNCRBQI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H11NO4/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)

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Names and synonyms

12 names
  • α-Aminoadipate pathway
  • Hexanedioic acid, 2-amino-
  • 2-Aminohexanedioic acid
  • α-Aminoadipic acid
  • 2-Aminoadipic acid
  • 2-Aminoadipate
  • DL-α-Aminoadipic acid
  • DL-2-Aminohexanedioic acid
  • DL-2-Aminoadipic acid
  • (±)-2-Aminoadipic acid
  • NSC 46994
  • (±)-α-Aminoadipic acid

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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