Alanine

C3H7NO2CAS 56-41-789.09 g/mol

H2NOOH
Carboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H7NO2
Molar mass
89.09 g/mol
Exact mass
89.0477 Da
Density
1.432 g/mL (at 22 °C)
Melting point
300 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.58Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
63.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1
Stereocentres
Sin SMILES atom order

Identifiers

CAS number
56-41-7
SMILES
C[C@H](N)C(=O)O
InChIKey
QNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-REOHCLBHSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

19 names · show all
  • L-Alanine
  • Alanine, L-
  • L-α-Alanine
  • L-2-Aminopropanoic acid
  • L-α-Aminopropionic acid
  • α-Alanine
  • (S)-Alanine
  • L-(+)-Alanine
  • Propanoic acid, 2-amino-, (S)-
  • L-2-Aminopropionic acid
  • α-Aminopropionic acid
  • (S)-2-Aminopropanoic acid
  • (S)-(+)-Alanine
  • NSC 206315
  • (2S)-2-Aminopropanoic acid
  • Lactamine
  • 2-Aminopropionic acid
  • (2S)-2-Azaniumylpropanoate
  • 8: PN: WO2021055880 SEQID: 9 claimed protein

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