Glycine

C2H5NO2CAS 56-40-675.07 g/mol

H2NOOH
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H5NO2
Molar mass
75.07 g/mol
Exact mass
75.0320 Da
Density
1.161 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
290 °C (decomposes)
pKa
2.37 (20 °C), 9.6
Water solubility
≥ 100 g/L (17.8 °C)
logP
-0.97Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
63.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 602 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 602 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
56-40-6
SMILES
NCC(=O)O
InChIKey
DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)

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Names and synonyms

25 names · show all
  • Acetic acid, amino-
  • Aminoacetic acid
  • Aminoethanoic acid
  • Glycocoll
  • Glycolixir
  • Glycosthene
  • Aciport
  • Glicoamin
  • Padil
  • 2-Aminoacetic acid
  • Gyn-hydralin
  • NSC 25936
  • NSC 2916
  • NSC 54188
  • H 1
  • Aminomethanecarboxylic acid
  • 12: PN: WO2019231175 SEQID: 18 claimed protein
  • 33: PN: WO2020048525 SEQID: 41 claimed protein
  • 1: PN: WO2020113403 TABLE: L1 claimed sequence
  • 1: PN: WO2020135804 PAGE: 42 claimed sequence
  • 1: PN: WO2020191289 PAGE: 118 claimed sequence
  • AZD 4282
  • AZD4282
  • AZD-4282
  • 5: PN: CN112442493 PAGE: 2 claimed sequence

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